Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 27, 1998· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-1999-1041
CVE-1999-1041
Description
Buffer overflow in mscreen on SCO OpenServer 5.0 and SCO UNIX 3.2v4 allows a local user to gain root access via (1) a long TERM environmental variable and (2) a long entry in the .mscreenrc file.
Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
4- www.cert.org/vendor_bulletins/VB-98.10.sco.mscreennvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/10420nvdVendor Advisory
- ftp.sco.com/SSE/security_bulletins/SB-98.05anvd
- marc.infonvd
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