CVE-2001-0565

This exploit targets a buffer overflow in the -F option of Solaris mailx, allowing local privilege escalation to the 'mail' group. It uses shellcode to set the effective GID to 6 (mail) and spawns a shell.

This exploit leverages a buffer overflow in the -F option of Solaris mailx to overwrite stack variables, including the return address, allowing local privilege escalation to the mail group. The PoC includes shellcode to spawn a shell and sets up the environment for execution.