CVE-2001-0579
SCO OpenServer < 5.0.6 - Local Privilege Escalation via lpadmin Buffer Overflow
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2001-0579. PoCs published by Secure Network Operations.
AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates a buffer overflow in SCO OpenServer's lpadmin executable via an overly long command-line argument, leading to a memory fault. This can be leveraged for local privilege escalation to the 'bin' user.
Description
lpadmin in SCO OpenServer 5.0.6 can allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges via a buffer overflow attack in the first argument to the command.
Exploits (1)
The exploit demonstrates a buffer overflow in SCO OpenServer's lpadmin executable via an overly long command-line argument, leading to a memory fault. This can be leveraged for local privilege escalation to the 'bin' user.