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TI-1999-01086 Aliases CVE-1999-1138GHSA-xjv5-hx29-64jx

SCO UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2, and other SCO products, installs the home directories…

Priority MEDIUM 46Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
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

SCO UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2, and other SCO products, installs the home directories (1) /tmp for the dos user, and (2) /usr/tmp for the asg user, which allows other users to gain access to those accounts since /tmp and /usr/tmp are world-writable.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01564 75th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 9

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:sco:open_desktop:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableSco
cpe:2.3:o:sco:open_desktop:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableSco
cpe:2.3:o:sco:open_desktop:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableSco
cpe:2.3:o:sco:open_desktop_lite:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableSco
cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableSco
cpe:2.3:o:sco:unix:system_v386_3.2_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*system_v386_3.2_operating_systemVulnerableSco
cpe:2.3:o:sco:unix:system_v386_3.2_operating_system_2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*system_v386_3.2_operating_system_2.0VulnerableSco
cpe:2.3:o:sco:unix:system_v386_3.2_operating_system_4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*system_v386_3.2_operating_system_4.0VulnerableSco
cpe:2.3:o:sco:unix:system_v386_3.2_operating_system_4.x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*system_v386_3.2_operating_system_4.xVulnerableSco
  • cpe:2.3:o:sco:open_desktop:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Sco
  • cpe:2.3:o:sco:open_desktop:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Sco
  • cpe:2.3:o:sco:open_desktop:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Sco
  • cpe:2.3:o:sco:open_desktop_lite:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Sco
  • cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Sco
  • cpe:2.3:o:sco:unix:system_v386_3.2_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions system_v386_3.2_operating_system Vulnerable ·Sco
  • cpe:2.3:o:sco:unix:system_v386_3.2_operating_system_2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions system_v386_3.2_operating_system_2.0 Vulnerable ·Sco
  • cpe:2.3:o:sco:unix:system_v386_3.2_operating_system_4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions system_v386_3.2_operating_system_4.0 Vulnerable ·Sco
  • cpe:2.3:o:sco:unix:system_v386_3.2_operating_system_4.x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions system_v386_3.2_operating_system_4.x Vulnerable ·Sco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1138
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xjv5-hx29-64jx

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-1999-00009 Inverse query buffer overflow in BIND 4.9 and BIND 8 Releases. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-1999-00126 Oversized ICMP ping packets can result in a denial of service, aka Ping o' Death. CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-1999-00017 FTP servers can allow an attacker to connect to arbitrary ports on machines other than the FTP client, aka FTP bounce. CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-1999-01133 Buffer overflow in SCO mscreen allows local users to gain root privileges via a long… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-1999-00032 Command execution in Sun systems via buffer overflow in the at program. CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-1999-00022 Local user gains root privileges via buffer overflow in rdist, via lookup() function. CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
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Sources

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