CVE-2005-2927 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in ppp in SCO Unixware 7.1.3 and 7.1.4, and possibly earlier versions, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) prompt or (2) defprompt command.

Published: 2005-10-25

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

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.4:::::::*

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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-2005-2927	Stack-based buffer overflow in ppp in SCO Unixware 7.1.3 and 7.1.4, and possibly earlier versions, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) prompt or (2) defprompt command.

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 0.00096.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.41/SCOSA-2005.41.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/17275
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/101
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015098
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?type=vulnerabilities
http://www.osvdb.org/20155
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15159

History

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Subscriptions

Sco Unixware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:53:29.778Z

Reserved: 2005-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-2927

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-10-25T16:02:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2005-2927

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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