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CVE-2000-0545 |
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| Description | ||
| Buffer overflow in mailx mail command (aka Mail) on Linux systems allows local users to gain privileges via a long -c (carbon copy) parameter. | ||
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| Assigning CNA | ||
| MITRE Corporation | ||
| Date Record Created | ||
| 20000711 | Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE. | |
| Phase (Legacy) | ||
| Proposed (20000712) | ||
| Votes (Legacy) | ||
| ACCEPT(2) Levy, Ozancin MODIFY(1) Frech NOOP(2) LeBlanc, Wall REVIEWING(1) Christey |
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| Comments (Legacy) | ||
Frech> XF:sgi-mailx-bo(1371) CVE-2000-0545 seems to be a dupe of CVE-1999-0125 (Buffer overflow in SGI IRIX mailx program) since they both allow 'mail' group privileges. There was no exploit for SGI's vuln to compare. Christey> Since we are taking a split-by-default approach when there are insufficient details, we should keep this separate from CVE-1999-0125. The difference in the time of discovery is also a factor, even if these wind up being the same problem. However, there just aren't enough details to be sure if this is the same problem or not. Christey> On June 25, 1998, a buffer overflow in mailx via the HOME environmental variable was posted at: BUGTRAQ:19980625 security hole in mailx http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=90221103125955&w=2 This affected multiple OSes. SGI:19980605-01-PX (CVE-1999-0125) was published on September 29, 1998; while the advisory is short on details, it does mention a buffer overflow. So, there's enough distinction here (time and what gets exploited) to say that these should remain split; but CVE-1999-0125 likely needs to be RECAST to mention other affected OSes. |
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| 20000712 | ||
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