Caldera (SCO) UnixWare buffer overflow in Xsco command
| sco-unixware-xsco (3726) |  High Risk |
Description:
SCO UnixWare contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Xsco command. Due to improper bounds checking, a lengthy argument (argv[1]) will overflow the buffer. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain superuser privileges.
Platforms Affected:
- SCO, SCO UnixWare 7.0.0
Remedy:
Obtain the System Security Enhancement (SSE) patch, SSE050b, as listed in SCO Security Bulletin 1999.26. The SSE patch is also available on the SCO Security Web page. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri, 26 Nov 1999 04:27:58 +0300, [w00giving '99 #6]: UnixWare 7's Xsco at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/1999-q4/0111.html.
- SCO Security Web site, Security Fixes at http://www.sco.com/security/.
- BID-824: SCO UnixWare Xsco Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-1999-0830: Buffer overflow in SCO UnixWare Xsco command via a long argument.
Reported:
Nov 29, 1999
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