CVE-1999-1041

SCO Openserver - Buffer Overflow

Title source: rule

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
clocalsco
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/261

Scores

EPSS 0.0103
EPSS Percentile 77.4%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
sco/openserver 5.0
sco/unix 3.2v4
Published Aug 27, 1998
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026