PT-2005-3777 · Sco · Sco Unixware

Published 2005-10-25 · Updated 2008-09-10 · CVE-2005-2927

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 Unixware versions 7.1.3 and 7.1.4, and possibly earlier versions

Description A stack-based buffer overflow issue exists, allowing local users to execute arbitrary code by providing a long argument to certain commands.

Recommendations For SCO Unixware versions 7.1.3 and 7.1.4, and possibly earlier versions, consider restricting access to the prompt and defprompt commands until a fix is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-2927

Affected Products

Sco Unixware

References · 8

• ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.41/SCOSA-2005.41.txt · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2927 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/15159 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/20155 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/101 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1015098 · Note
• http://idefense.com/application/poi/display?type=vulnerabilities · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17275 · Note