Unscored severity · published Aug 27, 1998
CVE-1999-1041
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…
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CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 64% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1041
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-1041
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90686250717719&w=2
Patch
http://www.cert.org/vendor_bulletins/VB-98.10.sco.mscreen
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/10420
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