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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 20, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2001-0686

CVE-2001-0686

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.

Affected products

3

Sun Corporation/Solaris2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:5.8:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:5.8:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
Sun Corporation/Sunosllm-fuzzy
Range: = 5.8

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

3

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0000.htmlnvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/2819nvdExploitVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6638nvd

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