CVE-2000-0545

Medium CVSS 4.6

Published 2000-08-08 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-0545, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

Buffer overflow in mailx mail command (aka Mail) on Linux systems allows local users to gain privileges via a long -c (carbon copy) parameter.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-0545

CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P