Caldera OpenServer scosession allows elevated privileges
| openserver-scosession-gain-privilege (19479) |  High Risk |
Description:
SCO (Caldera) OpenServer could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a vulnerability in the handling of commandline arguments in the scosession component.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
For SCO OpenServer 5.0.6 and 5.0.7:
Upgrade to the appropriate fixed binaries, as listed in SCO Security Advisory SCOSA-2005.5. See References.
References:
- SCO Security Advisory: SCASA-2005.5: OpenServer 5.0.6 OpenServer 5.0.7 : scosessoin local privilege elevation.
- BID-12372: SCO scosession Local Command Line Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2003-1021: The scosession program in OpenServer 5.0.6 and 5.0.7 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted strings on the commandline.
- SA14012: SCO OpenServer scosession Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- US-CERT VU#972598: SCO OpenServer vulnerable to privilege escalation in `scosession` argument handling
Platforms Affected:
- SCO SCO OpenServer 5.0.6
- SCO SCO OpenServer 5.0.7
Reported:
Feb 25, 2005
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