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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.
References 4 Total
- marc.info: 19980926 Root exploit for SCO OpenServer. mailing-list
- ftp.sco.com: SB-98.05a vendor-advisory
- cert.org: VB-98.10 third-party-advisory
- securityfocus.com: 19980827 SCO mscreen vul. mailing-list
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References 4 Total
- marc.info: 19980926 Root exploit for SCO OpenServer. mailing-listx_transferred
- ftp.sco.com: SB-98.05a vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- cert.org: VB-98.10 third-party-advisoryx_transferred
- securityfocus.com: 19980827 SCO mscreen vul. mailing-listx_transferred