CVE-1999-1041

N/A Unknown
Published: August 27, 1998 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.sco.com/SSE/security_bulletins/SB-98.05a
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90686250717719&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.cert.org/vendor_bulletins/VB-98.10.sco.mscreen
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/10420
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
ftp://ftp.sco.com/SSE/security_bulletins/SB-98.05a
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90686250717719&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.cert.org/vendor_bulletins/VB-98.10.sco.mscreen
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/10420
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.0%
77th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

sco