CVE-2001-0579 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.4% (pctl 84)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
lpadmin in SCO OpenServer 5.0.6 can allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges via a buffer overflow attack in the first argument to the command.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.43% — more likely to be exploited than 84% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2001-08-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| sco | openserver |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | SCO OpenServer 5.0.6 - lpadmin Buffer Overflow | 2001-03-27 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0421.html
- http://security-archive.merton.ox.ac.uk/bugtraq-200104/0221.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6291
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0421.html
- http://security-archive.merton.ox.ac.uk/bugtraq-200104/0221.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6291
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