Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 14, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2001-0526
CVE-2001-0526
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.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
2- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0258.htmlnvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6626nvd
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