CVE-1999-1041

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 v2.0 NVD

7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

1.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 64th percentile

Published

2001-09-12

Updated

2024-08-01

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90686250717719&w=2

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/261

Security advisories

• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/10420
• http://www.cert.org/vendor_bulletins/VB-98.10.sco.mscreen

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry