VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-2927
Stack-based buffer overflow in ppp in SCO Unixware 7.1.3 and 7.1.4, and possibly earlier versions, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) prompt or (2) defprompt command.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.46%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.46%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in ppp in SCO Unixware 7.1.3 and 7.1.4, and possibly earlier versions, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) prompt or (2) defprompt command.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.46% probability · 39th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sco/unixware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.41/SCOSA-2005.41.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17275
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/101
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015098
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?type=vulnerabilities
- http://www.osvdb.org/20155
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15159
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.41/SCOSA-2005.41.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17275
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/101
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015098
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?type=vulnerabilities
- http://www.osvdb.org/20155
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15159
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.