CVE-2001-0579

high

Description

lpadmin in SCO OpenServer 5.0.6 can allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges via a buffer overflow attack in the first argument to the command.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6291

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2001-0571

http://security-archive.merton.ox.ac.uk/bugtraq-200104/0221.html

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0421.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2001-08-22

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

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

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