Description
Buffer overflow in mailx in Solaris 8 and earlier allows a local attacker to gain additional privileges via a long '-F' command line option.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 2
- Solaris 2.5/2.6/7.0/8 - 'mailx -F' Local Buffer Overflow (2) EDB-20773 · local · Apr 15, 2001 · verified
- Solaris 2.5/2.6/7.0/8 - 'mailx -F' Local Buffer Overflow (1) EDB-20772 · local · Apr 1, 2001 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- solaris-mailx-f-bo(8246) vdb-entry
- 2610 vdb-entry
- 20010511 Solaris /usr/bin/mailx exploit (SPARC) mailing-list
- VU#446864 third-party-advisory
- 20010502 Solaris mailx Vulnerability mailing-list