CVE-2002-1998 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the rpc.cmsd service of SCO UnixWare 7.1.1 and Open UNIX 8.0.0. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by sending an excessively long parameter to the rtable_create function (procedure 21). With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation (not in KEV) and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sco:open_unix:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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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.