PT-2001-2304 · Unixware · Unixware

Published 2001-06-27 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2001-1164

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 UnixWare 7

Description A buffer overflow issue exists in the uucp utilities, allowing local users to execute arbitrary code by providing long command line arguments to various utilities, including uucp, uux, bnuconvert, uucico, uuxcmd, and uuxqt.

Recommendations For UnixWare 7, consider restricting access to the uucp utilities until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the execution of the uucp, uux, bnuconvert, uucico, uuxcmd, and uuxqt utilities to prevent potential exploitation. Avoid using long command line arguments with these utilities until the issue is resolved.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-1164

Affected Products

Unixware

References · 2

• ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/unixware/CSSA-2001-SCO.4/CSSA-2001-SCO.4.txt · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1164 · Security Note