PT-1996-1060 · Sco · Sco Openserver+1

Published 1996-06-07 · Updated 2017-12-19 · CVE-1999-1253

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions SCO OpenServer versions 5.0.2 and earlier SCO Internet FastStart version 1.0

Description A kernel error handling routine issue allows local users to gain root privileges.

Recommendations For SCO OpenServer versions 5.0.2 and earlier, update to a version later than 5.0.2. For SCO Internet FastStart version 1.0, consider upgrading to a newer version if available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1253

Affected Products

Sco Internet Faststart

Sco Openserver

References · 4

• http://cert.org/vendor_bulletins/VB-96.10.sco · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1253 · Security Note
• ftp://ftp.sco.com/SSE/security_bulletins/SB.96:01a · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1965 · Note