SCO OpenServer 5.0.x StartX Weak XHost Permissions Vulnerability

No description provided by source. source: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2731/info OpenServer is a Unix based operating system distributed by Santa Cruz Operations. A problem in access control of the X server could allow a local user to gain elevated privileges. When the X Window System is...

SCO OpenServer 5.0.x 'mana' PATH_INFO Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

No description provided by source. source: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8618/info It has been reported that SCO OpenServer Inertnet Manager 'mana' process is prone to a privilege escalation issue allow local users to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. mana normally requires...

CVE-1999-1209

CVE-1999-1209 describes a local privilege escalation in the “scoterm” component of SCO OpenServer 5.0 and SCO Open Desktop/Open Server 3.0. The vulnerability allows local users to gain root privileges. The Initial Description does not provide concrete details on vulnerable files, exact root cause...

CVE-1999-1041

CVE-1999-1041 is a local privilege escalation affecting SCO OpenServer 5.0 and SCO UNIX 3.2v4 through a buffer overflow in the mscreen program. The vulnerability can be triggered by processing an excessively long TERM environment variable and by an overly long entry in the .mscreenrc file, enabli...