CVE-1999-1185 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a buffer overflow in SCO mscreen to gain root privileges via a crafted configuration file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1185?
CVE-1999-1185 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Sco Openserver, published on 12 Sep 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in SCO mscreen allows local users to gain root privileges via a long terminal entry (TERM) in the .mscreenrc file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1185?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Sco Cmw, Sco Internet Faststart, Sco Open Desktop, Sco Openserver, Sco Openserver Enterprise System.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1185?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1185 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-1999-1185 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-1185 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vj3r-fw7h-xqg9.