Vulnerability in Caldera Openserver
CVE-1999-1570
Buffer overflow in sar for OpenServer 5.0.5 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long -o parameter.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (33.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 33.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Caldera Openserver — versions 5.0.5
References
- online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/27074 (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/4089 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/8989.php (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)