7.5
CVSSv2

CVE-2001-0579

Published: 22/08/2001 Updated: 19/12/2017
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.5 | Impact Score: 6.4 | Exploitability Score: 10
VMScore: 755
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

lpadmin in SCO OpenServer 5.0.6 can allow a local malicious user to gain additional privileges via a buffer overflow attack in the first argument to the command.

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Exploits

source: wwwsecurityfocuscom/bid/2553/info SCO OpenServer 506 (and possibly earlier versions) ships with several suid 'bin' executables used in printer administration and related tasks This includes lpadmin, a component used to manage and configure print destinations, devices and printer interface programs 'lpadmin' contains a locall ...