CVE-2005-2927

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-2927
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-10-25 16:02:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionStack-based buffer overflow in ppp in SCO Unixware 7.1.3 and 7.1.4, and possibly earlier versions, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) prompt or (2) defprompt command.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Sco Unixware 7.1.3 All All All
Operating System Sco Unixware 7.1.4 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
iDefense Security Intelligence Deliverables -- Managed Security Services and Information Security Documents // iDefense Labs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.idefense.com
www.osvdb.org/20155 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
SecurityReason af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.41/SCOSA-2005.41.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp.sco.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - UnixWare ppp Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SCO UnixWare PPP Prompt Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - SCO UnixWare Buffer Overflow in ppp Lets Local Users Gain Root Privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
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