CVE-1999-1041
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.2)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Puntuación base: 7.2
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 1.05%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 63
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- NVD-CWE-Other
Referencias
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/SSE/security_bulletins/SB-98.05a
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90686250717719&w=2
- http://www.cert.org/vendor_bulletins/VB-98.10.sco.mscreen
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/10420
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/SSE/security_bulletins/SB-98.05a
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90686250717719&w=2
- http://www.cert.org/vendor_bulletins/VB-98.10.sco.mscreen
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/10420
JSON original (NVD)
Mostrar
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