CVE-2005-0993 EXPLOIT
4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.1% (pctl 66)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in nwprint in SCO OpenServer 5.0.7 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.6 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 1.13% — more likely to be exploited than 66% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-05-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| sco | openserver |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | SCO OpenServer 5.0.6/5.0.7 - NWPrint Command Line Argument Local Buffer Overflow | 2005-04-04 |
References
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