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CVE-2001-0526 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0258.html CVEExploitPatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6626 CVE
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0258.html [email protected]ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6626 [email protected]

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
sun solaris
8.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2001-0526
NVD Published Date:
Aug 14, 2001
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2001-0526 Details - Not Deferred