Overview
A buffer overflow in bnuconvert, part of the UUCP package on SCO systems, can allow an intruder to gain elevated privileges.
Description
SCO UnixWare 7 ships with a utility package called UUCP. The UUCP package allows for the copying of files between different UNIX systems and the sending of commands for execution on a remote system. There is a buffer overflow in the bnuconvert application, which is part of the package. A malicious user can use these vulnerabilities to gain elevated privileges. |
Impact
A local user can gain elevated privileges. |
Solution
Caldera has released binaries that fix the problem. They are located at ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/security/unixware/sr847405/. |
Vendor Information
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Base | ||
| Temporal | ||
| Environmental |
References
Acknowledgements
This vulnerability was reported in a Caldera-SCO security advisory.
This document was written by Jason Rafail.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | None |
| Severity Metric: | 0.18 |
| Date Public: | 2001-06-27 |
| Date First Published: | 2001-07-27 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2001-07-27 19:45 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 9 |