PT-2001-2593 · Sco · Sco Openserver

Published 2001-12-31 · Updated 2017-12-19 · CVE-2001-1508

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions SCO OpenServer versions 5.0 through 5.0.6a

Description A buffer overflow issue exists in the lpstat command, allowing local users to execute arbitrary code as group bin by providing a long command line argument.

Recommendations For SCO OpenServer versions 5.0 through 5.0.6a, consider restricting access to the lpstat command until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using long command line arguments with the lpstat command to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-1508

Affected Products

Sco Openserver

References · 4

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/2597 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1508 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6413 · Note
• ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/openserver/CSSA-2001-SCO.38/CSSA-2001-SCO.38.txt · Patch, Vendor Advisory