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CVE-2005-2926

Stack-based buffer overflow in (1) backupsh and (2) authsh in SCO Openserver 5.0.7 allows local users to execute arbitra

Stack-based buffer overflow in (1) backupsh and (2) authsh in SCO Openserver 5.0.7 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME environment variable.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.00173
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Affected Products & Versions

1
sco openserver<= 5.0.7
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Scoring & Timeline

4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD25 Oct 2005 · 04:02 PM
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.40/SCOSA-2005.40.txtPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17274
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015099
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?type=vulnerabilities
http://www.osvdb.org/20153
http://www.osvdb.org/20154
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