CVE-2001-1578 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can modify CPU registers and segment descriptors to escalate privileges on SCO OpenServer systems.
- 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-2001-1578?
CVE-2001-1578 is a low-severity vulnerability in Sco Openserver, published on 5 Aug 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unknown vulnerability in SCO OpenServer 5.0.6 and earlier allows local users to modify critical information such as certain CPU registers and segment descriptors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1578?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sco Openserver.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1578?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1578 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2001-1578 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1578 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sco Openserver
- CVE-2000-0306 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2006-0072 Buffer overflow in termsh on SCO OpenServer 5.0.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long -o command line argument.
- CVE-2004-0390 Auth bypass in n/a
- CVE-1999-1450 Privilege escalation in n/a
- CVE-2001-0579 Memory corruption in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c3wr-jj9v-rqcc.