SCO UnixWare/OpenUnix Proc File System RCP Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:6025

Info

SCO UnixWare/OpenUnix Proc File System RCP Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 6025
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2002-1231
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Oct 22 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 06:06PM
Credit: Vulnerability announced in a SCO Security Advisory.
Vulnerable: Caldera UnixWare 7.1.1
Caldera OpenUnix 8.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

SCO UnixWare/OpenUnix Proc File System RCP Denial Of Service Vulnerability

UnixWare and Open Unix are operating systems distributed by SCO.

It has been reported that SCO systems react unpredictably when certain copy operations are performed. A regular user using the rcp program may cause the system to become unstable when copying the /proc file system.

Exploit / POC

SCO UnixWare/OpenUnix Proc File System RCP Denial Of Service Vulnerability

No exploit is required for this vulnerability.

Solution / Fix

SCO UnixWare/OpenUnix Proc File System RCP Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Fixes available:


Caldera UnixWare 7.1.1

Caldera OpenUnix 8.0

References

SCO UnixWare/OpenUnix Proc File System RCP Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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