CVE-1999-0697 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in SCO Doctor on SCO OpenServer, allowing unauthenticated local users to gain root access via a "Tools" option. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.2) has a low attack complexity, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or community discussion, suggesting it is not a current threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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