{
    "id": "CVE-2000-0545",
    "published": "2000-08-08 04:00:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 21:51:58",
    "cvss_score": "4.6",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "Buffer overflow in mailx mail command (aka Mail) on Linux systems allows local users to gain privileges via a long -c (carbon copy) parameter.",
    "epss_score": "0.00882",
    "epss_percentile": "0.58085",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-13 18:17:02",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "sgi",
            "product": "mailx"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "19991",
            "title": "BSD 'mailx' 8.1.1-10 - Local Buffer Overflow (1)",
            "date": "2000-06-02",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19991"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "19992",
            "title": "mailx 8.1.1-10 (BSD/Slackware) - Local Buffer Overflow (2)",
            "date": "1999-07-03",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19992"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0435.html",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000605",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1305",
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0435.html",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000605",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1305"
    ]
}