Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 25, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2005-2926

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in (1) backupsh and (2) authsh in SCO Openserver 5.0.7 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME environment variable.

Affected products

SCO Group/Openserver2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=5.0.7
- (no CPE)range: =5.0.7

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.40/SCOSA-2005.40.txtnvdPatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/17274nvd
securitytracker.com/idnvd
www.idefense.com/application/poi/displaynvd
www.osvdb.org/20153nvd
www.osvdb.org/20154nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/15160nvd

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