CVE-2001-0526
Buffer overflow in the Xview library as used by mailtool in Solaris 8 and earlier allows a local...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2001-0526- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2001-0526- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-0519 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2001-0519- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7qc5-86ww-mrvw No score
Buffer overflow in the Xview library as used by mailtool in Solaris 8 and earlier allows a local...
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.
- Record
GHSA-7qc5-86ww-mrvw- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Solaris 8 mailtool - Local Buffer Overflow | 2001-06-01 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2001-0526 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Sun Solaris, published August 14, 2001. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.93%, the 60th percentile. No source names a fixed version.