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CVE-1999-1253

Vulnerability in a kernel error handling routine in SCO OpenServer 5.0.2 and earlier, and SCO Internet FastStart 1.0, allows local users to gain root privileges.

Published

1996-06-07T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	sco	internet_faststart	1.0	Yes
Operating System	sco	openserver	≤ 5.0.2	Yes
Operating System	sco	openserver	5.0	Yes

References

ftp://ftp.sco.com/SSE/security_bulletins/SB.96:01a ([email protected])
http://www.cert.org/vendor_bulletins/VB-96.10.sco Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1965 ([email protected])
ftp://ftp.sco.com/SSE/security_bulletins/SB.96:01a (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.cert.org/vendor_bulletins/VB-96.10.sco Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1965 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)