CVE-1999-1209 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Vulnerability in scoterm in SCO OpenServer 5.0 and SCO Open Desktop/Open Server 3.0 allows local users to gain root privileges.

Published: 2002-03-09

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:sco:open_desktop:3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1190	Vulnerability in scoterm in SCO OpenServer 5.0 and SCO Open Desktop/Open Server 3.0 allows local users to gain root privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00169.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88131151000069&w=2
http://www.cert.org/vendor_bulletins/VB-97.14.scoterm
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/690

History

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Subscriptions

Sco Open Desktop Openserver

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.791Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1209

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1997-11-20T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-1209

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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