CVE-2001-0686
Solaris 5.8 - Local Privilege Escalation via HOME Environment Variable Buffer Overflow
Title source: llmDescription
Buffer overflow in mail included with SunOS 5.8 for x86 allows a local user to gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6638
Exploit, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2819
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0000.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0013
EPSS Percentile
32.2%
Details
Status
published
Products (2)
sun/solaris
5.8
sun/solaris
8.0
Published
Sep 20, 2001
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026