CVE-2002-0987 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the X server (Xsco) of Caldera OpenUNIX 8.0.0 and UnixWare 7.1.1. The flaw allows local users to gain elevated privileges because the X server fails to drop privileges before executing external programs like xkbcomp via popen. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity with low attack complexity and full impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, an exploit (EDB-21758) is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
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:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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