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CVE-2000-05452 exploits

Buffer overflow in mailx mail command (aka Mail) on Linux systems allows local users to gain privileges via a long -c (carbon copy) paramet…

Published 26 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.6
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.9%
percentile 59%
Public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Buffer overflow in mailx mail command (aka Mail) on Linux systems allows local users to gain privileges via a long -c (carbon copy) parameter.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.88% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-19992 mailx 8.1.1-10 (BSD/Slackware) - Local Buffer Overflow (2) · local · 1999-07-03
  • EDB-19991 BSD 'mailx' 8.1.1-10 - Local Buffer Overflow (1) · local · 2000-06-02

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.04.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/1305 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0435.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2000/20000605 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred

Sources

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