Unix
Vendor:
First CVE: May 24, 1993 · Active for 33 years
10
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 89% of tracked products
2.5
Avg CVEs / Year
Higher CVE frequency than 77% of tracked products
6.8
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 40% of tracked products
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Unix over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
May 24, 1993
33 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Aug 27, 1998
10,197 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
Unix10 CVEs
40%
60%
All CVEs353,173 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
MediumHigh
Attack Vector
Local0 (0.0%)
Network0 (0.0%)
Unknown9 (90.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network1 (10.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low1 (10.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
Unknown9 (90.0%)
User Interaction
None1 (10.0%)
Unknown9 (90.0%)
Required0 (0.0%)
Privileges Required
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None1 (10.0%)
Unknown9 (90.0%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (10 CVEs).
10 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-1999-1041HIGH Buffer overflow in mscreen on SCO OpenServer 5.0 and SCO UNIX 3.2v4 allows a local user to gain root access via (1) a long TERM environmental variable and (2) a long entry in the . | Aug 27, 1998 | 7.2 | 27 | NO | YES |
CVE-1999-1138HIGH SCO UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2, and other SCO products, installs the home directories (1) /tmp for the dos user, and (2) /usr/tmp for the asg user, which allows other users to g | Sep 17, 1993 | 10.0 | 25 | NO | NO |
CVE-1999-0011MEDIUM Denial of Service vulnerabilities in BIND 4.9 and BIND 8 Releases via CNAME record and zone transfer. | Apr 8, 1998 | 5.4 | 19 | NO | NO |
CVE-1999-0024MEDIUM DNS cache poisoning via BIND, by predictable query IDs. | Aug 13, 1997 | 5.0 | 19 | NO | NO |
CVE-1999-1302HIGH Unspecified vulnerability in pt_chmod in SCO UNIX 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root access. | Nov 30, 1994 | 7.2 | 18 | NO | NO |
CVE-1999-1303HIGH Vulnerability in prwarn in SCO UNIX 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root access. | Nov 30, 1994 | 7.2 | 18 | NO | NO |
CVE-1999-1304HIGH Vulnerability in login in SCO UNIX 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root access. | Nov 30, 1994 | 7.2 | 18 | NO | NO |
CVE-1999-1305HIGH Vulnerability in "at" program in SCO UNIX 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root access. | Nov 30, 1994 | 7.2 | 18 | NO | NO |
CVE-1999-1162MEDIUM Vulnerability in passwd in SCO UNIX 4.0 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service by preventing users from being able to log into the system. | May 24, 1993 | 6.4 | 17 | NO | NO |
CVE-1999-0010MEDIUM Denial of Service vulnerability in BIND 8 Releases via maliciously formatted DNS messages. | Apr 8, 1998 | 5.0 | 16 | NO | NO |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (10 CVEs).
CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
1 CVE
10.0% of CVEs· 86th percentile
Social Chatter
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (10 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (10 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Unix
Top CWEs
Versions
| Version | CVE Count | Avg CVSS | Avg EPSS | KEV | Exploits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| system_v386_3.2_operating_system_4.x | 1 | 10.0 | 1.6% | 0 | 0 |
| system_v386_3.2_operating_system_4.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 1.6% | 0 | 0 |
| system_v386_3.2_operating_system_2.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 1.6% | 0 | 0 |
| system_v386_3.2_operating_system | 1 | 10.0 | 1.6% | 0 | 0 |
| 4.1 | 4 | 7.2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 4.0 | 4 | 7.2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 3.2v4 | 4 | 5.7 | 3.5% | 0 | 1 |
| 3.2 | 4 | 7.2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |