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CVE-1999-1041
Published: Sep 12, 2001
Modified: Aug 1, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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 .mscreenrc file.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
19980926 Root exploit for SCO OpenServer.
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
VB-98.10
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_CERT
19980827 SCO mscreen vul.
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
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