7.5

CVE-2001-0579: sco openserver

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 27-07-2001Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2001-0579 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in sco openserver. EPSS estimates a 2.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
40/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.43%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 27-07-2001
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.43%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

84%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.43% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
2.43%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databasedosscoVerified

    SCO OpenServer 5.0.6 - lpadmin Buffer Overflow

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Sco1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

3 links