7.5

CVE-2006-0072: sco openserver

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 04-01-2006Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-0072 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in sco openserver. EPSS estimates a 4.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 4 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
41/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.89%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits4reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 04-01-2006
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in termsh on SCO OpenServer 5.0.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long -o command line argument. NOTE: this is probably a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0351 since it involves a distinct attack vector.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

4.89%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.89% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
4.89%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

4 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (downloads.securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Show all 4 exploits
  • exploit-databaselocalscoVerified

    SCO OpenServer 5.0.7 - 'termsh' Local Privilege Escalation

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Sco1 product
  • openserver5.0 | 5.0.1 | 5.0.2 | 5.0.3 | 5.0.4 | 5.0.5 | 5.0.6 | 5.0.6a | 5.0.7

1 vendor · 1 product

References

3 links