ID CVE-1999-1041
Summary Buffer overflow in mscreen on SCO OpenServer 5.0 and SCO UNIX 3.2v4 allows a local user to gain root access via (1) a long TERM environmental variable and (2) a long entry in the .mscreenrc file.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:sco:unix:3.2v4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:sco:unix:3.2v4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 7.2 (as of 18-10-2016 - 02:00)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-Other
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
LOCAL LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
COMPLETE COMPLETE COMPLETE
cvss-vector via4 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
refmap via4
bugtraq
  • 19980827 SCO mscreen vul.
  • 19980926 Root exploit for SCO OpenServer.
cert VB-98.10
sco SB-98.05a
Last major update 18-10-2016 - 02:00
Published 27-08-1998 - 04:00
Last modified 18-10-2016 - 02:00
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