VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-1571
Buffer overflow in sar for SCO OpenServer 5.0.0 through 5.0.5 may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long -f parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-1999-1570.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.43%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in sar for SCO OpenServer 5.0.0 through 5.0.5 may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long -f parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-1999-1570.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.43% probability · 36th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sco/openserver
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/sse/security_bulletins/SB-99.17c
- ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/sse/sse037c/sse037c.ltr
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93762097815861&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94053017801639&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94183363719024&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=102098949103708&w=2
- http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/1843Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/27074
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8989.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/643
- ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/sse/security_bulletins/SB-99.17c
- ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/sse/sse037c/sse037c.ltr
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93762097815861&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94053017801639&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94183363719024&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=102098949103708&w=2
- http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/1843Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/27074
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8989.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/643
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.