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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2000-1014 in the critical feed json

Format string vulnerability in the search97.cgi CGI script in SCO help http server for Unixware 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitr…

published 2000-12-11 25 y ago modified 2026-09-23 46 d ago also EUVD-2000-1001

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
11.5%
EPSS 11.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Format string vulnerability in the search97.cgi CGI script in SCO help http server for Unixware 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via format characters in the queryText parameter.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-20242)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

11.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-20242 Unixware 7.0 - SCOhelp HTTP Server Format String remote, 2000-09-26
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1717 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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