Vulnerability in Caldera Openunix
CVE-2002-0517
Buffer overflow in X11 library (libX11) on Caldera Open UNIX 8.0.0, UnixWare 7.1.1, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain root privileges via a long -xrm argument to programs such as (1) dtterm or (2) xterm.
EPSS: 0.005 (36.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Caldera Openunix — versions 8.0
- Caldera Unixware — versions 7.1.1
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, Vendor Advisory)