First published: Fri Jul 26 2002(Updated: )
Format string vulnerability in crontab for SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 and 5.0.6 allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in the file name argument.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Xinuos OpenServer | =5.0.5 | |
Xinuos OpenServer | =5.0.6 |
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CVE-2002-0716 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow local users to gain elevated privileges.
To fix CVE-2002-0716, it is recommended to apply available patches or updates from Xinuos for affected versions of OpenServer.
CVE-2002-0716 affects SCO OpenServer versions 5.0.5 and 5.0.6.
The impact of CVE-2002-0716 is that it allows local users to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
CVE-2002-0716 is not remotely exploitable as it requires local user access to the system.