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CVE-1999-0845

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 1999-11-25 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in SCO su program allows local users to gain root access via a long username.

Affected products

• Sco Unixware: 7.0

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0845
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0845

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