Buffer Overflow in SunOS 5.8 Mail: Privilege Escalation via Long HOME Environment Variable

Buffer Overflow in SunOS 5.8 Mail: Privilege Escalation via Long HOME Environment Variable

CVE-2001-0686 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Buffer overflow in mail included with SunOS 5.8 for x86 allows a local user to gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable.

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