Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 24, 1993· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-1999-1162

Description

Vulnerability in passwd in SCO UNIX 4.0 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service by preventing users from being able to log into the system.

Affected products

SCO Group/Open Desktop2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:sco:open_desktop:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:sco:open_desktop:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sco:open_desktop:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
SCO Group/Unix
cpe:2.3:o:sco:unix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=4.0

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1993-08.htmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
www.iss.net/security_center/static/542.phpnvd

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