CVE-1999-1571

N/A Unknown

Published: November 04, 1999 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

Buffer overflow in sar for SCO OpenServer 5.0.0 through 5.0.5 may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long -f parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-1999-1570.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/sse/security_bulletins/SB-99.17c

Source: cve@mitre.org

ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/sse/sse037c/sse037c.ltr

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93762097815861&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94053017801639&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94183363719024&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=102098949103708&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/1843

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/27074

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8989.php

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/643

Source: cve@mitre.org

ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/sse/security_bulletins/SB-99.17c