CVE-2005-2927

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-2927
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-10-25 16:02:00 UTC
Updated2008-09-10 19:44:00 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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SCO UnixWare PPP Prompt Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
iDefense Security Intelligence Deliverables -- Managed Security Services and Information Security Documents // iDefense Labs IDEFENSE www.idefense.com
Secunia - Advisories - UnixWare ppp Buffer Overflow Vulnerability SECUNIA secunia.com
SCOSA-2005.41 SCO ftp.sco.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
SecurityTracker.com Archives - SCO UnixWare Buffer Overflow in ppp Lets Local Users Gain Root Privileges SECTRACK securitytracker.com
20155 OSVDB www.osvdb.org
SecurityReason SREASON securityreason.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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