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CVE-1999-1185

nvd nist
Published: Oct 6, 1998Modified: Apr 16, 2026

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7.2
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

Description

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

Affected (6)

Sco
5 products
Cmw
Internet Faststart
Open Desktop
Openserver
Openserver Enterprise System
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Cmw
Version 3.0
Configuration B
5 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Internet Faststart
Version all_versions
Open Desktop
Version 3.0
Sco
Openserver
Version 3.0
Openserver
Version 5.0
Openserver Enterprise System
Version 5.0.4p

References (4)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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