CVE-2001-0526
MediumPublished
Buffer overflow in the Xview library as used by mailtool in Solaris 8 and earlier allows a local attacker to gain privileges via the OPENWINHOME environment...
- Published
- Mar 9, 2002
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Jun 1, 2001
Primary CVSS
4.6/ 10Medium
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P0.9%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 58.6%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
Buffer overflow in the Xview library as used by mailtool in Solaris 8 and earlier allows a local attacker to gain privileges via the OPENWINHOME environment variable.
Sources
151 · solaris · Jun 1, 2001
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