CVE-1999-1570

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Summary

CVECVE-1999-1570
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2002-05-01 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2016-10-18 02:06:00 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in sar for OpenServer 5.0.5 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long -o parameter.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Caldera Openserver 5.0.5 All All All
Application Caldera Openserver 5.0.5 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityFocus HOME Mailing List: BugTraq BUGTRAQ online.securityfocus.com
CSSA-2002-SCO.17 CALDERA stage.caldera.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Multiple Vendor SNMP Request Handling Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
'Sar -o exploitation process info.' - MARC VULN-DEV marc.info
ISS X-Force Database: openserver-sar-bo (8989): Caldera OpenServer /usr/bin/sar buffer overflow XF www.iss.net Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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