CVE-1999-1185 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in SCO mscreen, affecting various SCO products including OpenServer and Open Desktop. This flaw allows a local attacker to gain root privileges by supplying an excessively long terminal entry in the .mscreenrc file. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable locally with no authentication required, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit for SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 exists on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sco:cmw:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
all_versionsCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sco:internet_faststart:all_versions:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sco:open_desktop:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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