PT-2005-3776 · Sco · Sco Openserver

Published 2005-10-25 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2005-2926

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 version 5.0.7

Description A stack-based buffer overflow issue exists, allowing local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME environment variable. This is related to the backupsh and authsh components.

Recommendations For SCO Openserver version 5.0.7, consider restricting the length of the HOME environment variable to prevent exploitation until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, limit the use of the backupsh and authsh components to minimize the risk of arbitrary code execution.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-2926

Affected Products

Sco Openserver

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2926 · Security Note
• ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.40/SCOSA-2005.40.txt · Vendor Advisory
• http://osvdb.org/20153 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1015099 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/15160 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/20154 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17274 · Note
• http://idefense.com/application/poi/display?type=vulnerabilities · Note