CVE-2001-0576 json
lpusers as included with SCO OpenServer 5.0 through 5.0.6 allows a local attacker to gain additional privileges via a buffer overflow attac…
published 2001-07-27 25 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2001-0568
- cvss
- 4.6
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 52%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-20739)
- Published
Exploit prediction
0.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-20739 SCO Open Server 5.0.6 - lpusers Buffer Overflow dos, 2001-03-27
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
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archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0407.html
mailing-list, patch, vendor-advisory
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/6292
vdb-entry
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security-archive.merton.ox.ac.uk
/bugtraq-200104/0221.html
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2001-0576
- NVD CVE-2001-0576
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