CVE-2001-0686 Memory corruption in n/a
A local attacker can exploit a buffer overflow in the SunOS mail utility via a long HOME variable to escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-0686?
CVE-2001-0686 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 9 Mar 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in mail included with SunOS 5.8 for x86 allows a local user to gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0686?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sun Solaris.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0686?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0686 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2001-0686 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0686 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g8fq-6mmc-pgc5.