CVE-2001-0577

SCO OpenServer 5.0-5.0.6 - Local Privilege Escalation via Buffer Overflow in recon

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2001-0577. PoCs published by Secure Network Operations.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates a buffer overflow in the 'recon' executable on SCO OpenServer 5.0.6, allowing local privilege escalation to the 'bin' user by passing an overly long command-line argument.

Description

recon in SCO OpenServer 5.0 through 5.0.6 can allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges via a buffer overflow attack in the first command line argument.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Secure Network Operations · textdossco
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20742

The exploit demonstrates a buffer overflow in the 'recon' executable on SCO OpenServer 5.0.6, allowing local privilege escalation to the 'bin' user by passing an overly long command-line argument.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SCO OpenServer 5.0.6 (recon executable)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to the target system · Presence of the vulnerable 'recon' executable
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6289
Patch, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0410.html
Various Sources mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://security-archive.merton.ox.ac.uk/bugtraq-200104/0221.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0078
EPSS Percentile 51.2%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
sco/openserver < 5.0.6
Published Aug 22, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026