CVE-2003-0742 Command injection in n/a

High 7.2 Published Updated

Local attackers can execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges by manipulating environment variables in SCO Internet Manager.

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-2003-0742?

CVE-2003-0742 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Sco Openserver, published on 19 Sep 2003. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SCO Internet Manager (mana) allows local users to execute arbitrary programs by setting the REMOTE_ADDR environment variable to cause menu.mana to run as if it were called from ncsa_httpd, then modifying the PATH environment variable to point to a malicious "hostname" program.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0742?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sco Openserver.

How do I fix CVE-2003-0742?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0742 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2003-0742 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0742 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Sco Openserver vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rfqr-p8c5-vm4j.

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