Where
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0
Severity
5.6
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Hyper-Threading technology, as used in FreeBSD and other operating systems that are run on Intel Pentium and other processors, allows local users to use a malicious thread to create covert channels, monitor the execution of other threads, and obtain sensitive information such as cryptographic keys, via a timing attack on memory cache misses.

First published (updated )
Severity
4.6
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Unknown vulnerability in chroot on SCO UnixWare 7.1.1 through 7.1.4 allows local users to escape the chroot jail and conduct unauthorized activities.

First published (updated )
Severity
2.1
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Certain scripts in OpenServer before 5.0.6 allow local users to overwrite files and conduct other unauthorized activities via a symlink attack on temporary files.

First published (updated )
Severity
9.8
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

The Script.prototype.freeze/thaw functionality in Mozilla 1.4 and earlier allows attackers to execute native methods by modifying the string used as input to the script.thaw JavaScript function, which is then deserialized and executed.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

SCO Internet Manager (mana) allows local users to execute arbitrary programs by setting the REMOTEADDR environment variable to cause menu.mana to run as if it were called from ncsahttpd, then modifying the PATH environment variable to point to a malicious "hostname" program.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Unknown vulnerability in display of Merge before 5.3.23a in UnixWare 7.1.x allows local users to gain root privileges.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.5
Buffer Overflow
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Buffer overflow in MMDF server allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a long MAIL FROM command to the SMTP daemon.

First published (updated )
Severity
2.1
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

snmpd in SCO OpenServer has an SNMP community string that is writable by default, which allows local attackers to modify the host's configuration.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.2
Buffer Overflow
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Buffer overflow in sar for SCO OpenServer 5.0.0 through 5.0.5 may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long -f parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-1999-1570.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability in (1) rlogin daemon rshd and (2) scheme on SCO UNIX OpenServer 5.0.5 and earlier, and SCO UnixWare 7.0.1 and earlier, allows remote attackers to gain privileges.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability in a kernel error handling routine in SCO OpenServer 5.0.2 and earlier, and SCO Internet FastStart 1.0, allows local users to gain root privileges.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability in scoterm in SCO OpenServer 5.0 and SCO Open Desktop/Open Server 3.0 allows local users to gain root privileges.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.2
Buffer Overflow
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Buffer overflow in SCO mscreen allows local users to gain root privileges via a long terminal entry (TERM) in the .mscreenrc file.

First published (updated )
Severity
10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

SCO UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2, and other SCO products, installs the home directories (1) /tmp for the dos user, and (2) /usr/tmp for the asg user, which allows other users to gain access to those accounts since /tmp and /usr/tmp are world-writable.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.2
Buffer Overflow
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Buffer overflow in mscreen on SCO OpenServer 5.0 and SCO UNIX 3.2v4 allows a local user to gain root access via (1) a long TERM environmental variable and (2) a long entry in the .mscreenrc file.

First published (updated )
Severity
2.1
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

userOsa in SCO OpenServer allows local users to corrupt files via a symlink attack.

First published (updated )
Severity
2.1
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Denial of service in BIND named via naptr.

First published (updated )
Severity
10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Denial of service in BIND named via malformed SIG records.

First published (updated )
Severity
10
Buffer Overflow
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Buffer overflow in bootpd on OpenBSD, FreeBSD, and Linux systems via a malformed header type.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

SCO Doctor allows local users to gain root privileges through a Tools option.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.2
Weak Encryption
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

A weak encryption algorithm is used for passwords in SCO TermVision, allowing them to be easily decrypted by a local user.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Several startup scripts in SCO OpenServer Enterprise System v 5.0.4p, including S84rpcinit, S95nis, S85tcp, and S89nfs, are vulnerable to a symlink attack, allowing a local user to gain root access.

First published (updated )
Severity
10
Buffer Overflow
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Buffer overflows in wuarchive ftpd (wu-ftpd) and ProFTPD lead to remote root access, a.k.a. palmetto.

First published (updated )
Severity
5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Jolt ICMP attack causes a denial of service in Windows 95 and Windows NT systems.

First published (updated )
Severity
5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Windows 95/NT out of band (OOB) data denial of service through NETBIOS port, aka WinNuke.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.2
Buffer Overflow
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Buffer overflow and denial of service in Sendmail 8.7.5 and earlier through GECOS field gives root access to local users.

First published (updated )
Severity
4.6
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Sendmail allows local users to write to a file and gain group permissions via a .forward or :include: file.

First published (updated )
Severity
5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Oversized ICMP ping packets can result in a denial of service, aka Ping o' Death.

First published (updated )
Severity
5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Sendmail decode alias can be used to overwrite sensitive files.

First published (updated )
Severity
1.9
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

pcnfsd (aka rpc.pcnfsd) allows local users to change file permissions, or execute arbitrary commands through arguments in the RPC call.

First published (updated )

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