CVE-2005-2926

high

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in (1) backupsh and (2) authsh in SCO Openserver 5.0.7 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME environment variable.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15160

http://www.osvdb.org/20154

http://www.osvdb.org/20153

http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?type=vulnerabilities

http://securitytracker.com/id?1015099

http://secunia.com/advisories/17274

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-10-25

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

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

Severity: Medium

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00173