Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 22, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2001-0579

Description

lpadmin in SCO OpenServer 5.0.6 can allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges via a buffer overflow attack in the first argument to the command.

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Affected products

SCO Group/Openserver2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=5.0.6
- (no CPE)range: =5.0.6

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0421.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
security-archive.merton.ox.ac.uk/bugtraq-200104/0221.htmlnvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6291nvd

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