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CVE-2000-0545

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2000-08-08 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• Sgi Mailx: 3, 4, 5, 6.0.1, 6.1, 6.2 (+3)

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0435.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000605
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1305
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0435.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000605
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1305

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