CVE-2001-1577 describes an unknown vulnerability within the Common Desktop Environment (CDE) in Caldera OpenUnix versions 7.1.0, 7.1.1, and 8.0. This flaw allows an xterm session to escalate privileges when the session is reused. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk, indicating a network-accessible attack with low complexity that could lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it has garnered no community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:caldera:unixware:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:caldera:unixware:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openunix:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.