CVE-2001-1148

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 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: 2001-06-13 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in programs used by scoadmin and sysadmsh in SCO OpenServer 5.0.6a and earlier allow local users to gain privileges via a long TERM environment variable to (1) atcronsh, (2) auditsh, (3) authsh, (4) backupsh, (5) lpsh, (6) sysadm.menu, or (7) termsh.

Affected products

Sco Openserver: through 5.0.6a

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/219966
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/82/191216
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7281
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/219966
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/82/191216
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7281

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