CVE-2001-0686
Buffer overflow in mail included with SunOS 5.8 for x86 allows a local user to gain privileges...
Buffer overflow in mail included with SunOS 5.8 for x86 allows a local user to gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in mail included with SunOS 5.8 for x86 allows a local user to gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable.
- Record
CVE-2001-0686- 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 mail included with SunOS 5.8 for x86 allows a local user to gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable.
- Record
CVE-2001-0686- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-0672 No score
Buffer overflow in mail included with SunOS 5.8 for x86 allows a local user to gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable.
- Record
EUVD-2001-0672- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g8fq-6mmc-pgc5 No score
Buffer overflow in mail included with SunOS 5.8 for x86 allows a local user to gain privileges...
Buffer overflow in mail included with SunOS 5.8 for x86 allows a local user to gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable.
- Record
GHSA-g8fq-6mmc-pgc5- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2001-0686 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Sun Solaris, published September 20, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.