CVE-1999-1571

high

Description

Buffer overflow in sar for SCO OpenServer 5.0.0 through 5.0.5 may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long -f parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-1999-1570.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/643

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8989.php

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/27074

http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/1843

http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=102098949103708&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94183363719024&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94053017801639&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93762097815861&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 1999-11-04

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H