Buffer overflow in UnixWare xauto program allows local users to gain root privilege.
Priority LOW 33Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in UnixWare xauto program allows local users to gain root privilege.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00777 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0866
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mw2c-6qp8-r348
References
More Sco Unixware vulnerabilities
- TI-1999-00363 Buffer overflows in wuarchive ftpd (wu-ftpd) and ProFTPD lead to remote root access… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-1999-00009 Inverse query buffer overflow in BIND 4.9 and BIND 8 Releases. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2000-00026 Buffer overflow in UnixWare i2odialogd daemon allows remote attackers to gain root access… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-1999-00786 UnixWare uidadmin allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2000-00308 Insecure file permissions for Netscape FastTrack Server 2.x, Enterprise Server 2.0, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2000-01004 Format string vulnerability in the search97.cgi CGI script in SCO help http server for… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-1999-0866 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-0866 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mw2c-6qp8-r348 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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