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CVE-1999-1209

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1997-11-20 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Vulnerability in scoterm in SCO OpenServer 5.0 and SCO Open Desktop/Open Server 3.0 allows local users to gain root privileges.

Affected products

• Sco Open Desktop: 3.0
• Sco Openserver: 3.0, 5.0

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88131151000069&w=2
• http://www.cert.org/vendor_bulletins/VB-97.14.scoterm
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/690
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88131151000069&w=2
• http://www.cert.org/vendor_bulletins/VB-97.14.scoterm
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/690

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