CVE-2001-0576
SCO OpenServer 5.0-5.0.6 - Local Privilege Escalation via lpusers -u Parameter Buffer Overflow
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2001-0576. PoCs published by Secure Network Operations.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a buffer overflow vulnerability in the 'lpusers' binary on SCO OpenServer 5.0.6. By passing an excessively long command-line argument, an attacker can trigger a memory fault, potentially leading to local privilege escalation to root.
Description
lpusers as included with SCO OpenServer 5.0 through 5.0.6 allows a local attacker to gain additional privileges via a buffer overflow attack in the '-u' command line parameter.
Exploits (1)
This exploit demonstrates a buffer overflow vulnerability in the 'lpusers' binary on SCO OpenServer 5.0.6. By passing an excessively long command-line argument, an attacker can trigger a memory fault, potentially leading to local privilege escalation to root.