PT-2002-1088 · Sco · Openserver

Published 2002-05-01 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-1999-1570

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 OpenServer version 5.0.5

Description A buffer overflow issue in the sar command allows local users to gain root privileges by providing a long -o parameter.

Recommendations For OpenServer version 5.0.5, avoid using the sar command with long -o parameters until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the sar command to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1570

Affected Products

Openserver

References · 6

• ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/openserver/CSSA-2002-SCO.17/CSSA-2002-SCO.17.txt · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1570 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/4089 · Vendor Advisory
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/8989.php · Vendor Advisory
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/27074 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=102098949103708&w=2 · Note