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
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
0.0058
EPSS Percentile
68.9%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
sco/openserver
< 5.0.6
Published
Aug 22, 2001
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026