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CVE-1999-1571
Buffer overflow in sar for SCO OpenServer 5.0.0 through 5.0.5 may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long -f parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-1999-1570.
Published: Nov 4, 1999
Modified: Apr 16, 2026
CVSS Metrics
Affected Products (2)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| sco | openserver | 5.0.0 |
| sco | openserver | 5.0.5 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-468j-4h4j-8vv2
Buffer overflow in sar for SCO OpenServer 5.0.0 through 5.0.5 may allow local users to gain root...
References (20)
- ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/sse/security_bulletins/SB-99.17c
- ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/sse/sse037c/sse037c.ltr
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93762097815861&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94053017801639&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94183363719024&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=102098949103708&w=2
- http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/1843 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/27074
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8989.php Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/643
- ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/sse/security_bulletins/SB-99.17c
- ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/sse/sse037c/sse037c.ltr
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93762097815861&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94053017801639&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94183363719024&w=2
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
7.2 / 10
EPSS Score
0.14%
Top 67% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
28.8 / 100
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