CVE-2002-0887 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in scoadmin for Caldera/SCO OpenServer versions 5.0.5 and 5.0.6. An attacker can exploit this by using a symbolic link attack against temporary files, such as log files, to overwrite arbitrary files on the system. With a CVSS score of 2.1, this vulnerability is considered low severity, requiring local access and low attack complexity, with the primary impact being unauthorized modification of files. While there is an ExploitDB entry (EDB-21489) detailing a symbolic link exploit, there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit or Nuclei modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:caldera:openserver:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:caldera:openserver:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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