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CVE-2001-05481 exploit

Buffer overflow in dtmail in Solaris 2.6 and 7 allows local users to gain privileges via the MAIL environment variable.

Published 25 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.6
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.8%
percentile 56%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in dtmail in Solaris 2.6 and 7 allows local users to gain privileges via the MAIL environment variable.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.77% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-21024 Solaris 2.6/7.0 - DTMail Mail Environment Variable Buffer Overflow · local · 2001-07-24

CVSS scores

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

References

Sources

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