FKIE_CVE-1999-1185

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 1998-10-06 04:00 - Updated: 2025-04-03 01:03
Severity ?
Summary
Buffer overflow in SCO mscreen allows local users to gain root privileges via a long terminal entry (TERM) in the .mscreenrc file.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90686250717719&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1379
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90686250717719&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1379
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
sco cmw 3.0
sco internet_faststart all_versions
sco open_desktop 3.0
sco openserver 3.0
sco openserver 5.0
sco openserver_enterprise_system 5.0.4p
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