CVE-2000-0306 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the calserver component of SCO OpenServer. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges by sending a specially crafted, long message. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it represents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently on the KEV catalog or showing active exploitation in the wild, a public exploit (EDB-20620) exists, and its FAUCET Risk Score of 96/100 indicates high potential for exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage for this vulnerability are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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