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CVE-1999-1253

• 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: 1996-06-07 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Vulnerability in a kernel error handling routine in SCO OpenServer 5.0.2 and earlier, and SCO Internet FastStart 1.0, allows local users to gain root privileges.

Affected products

• Sco Internet Faststart: 1.0
• Sco Openserver: through 5.0.2; 5.0

References

• http://www.cert.org/vendor_bulletins/VB-96.10.sco
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1965
• http://www.cert.org/vendor_bulletins/VB-96.10.sco
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1965

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