TI-2001-00564 Aliases CVE-2001-0579 GHSA-85h9-3vwr-4rx2

lpadmin in SCO OpenServer 5.0.6 can allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges…

LOW 37Published 2001-07-27 · Updated 2024-08-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02429 84th 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

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver::::::::	up to 5.0.6	Vulnerable	Sco

cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.0.6 Vulnerable ·Sco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0579
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-85h9-3vwr-4rx2

References

Patch 1

20010327 SCO 5.0.6 issues (lpadmin)

Other 1

20010412 SSE072B: SCO OpenServer revision of buffer overflow fixes

TI-2001-00767 Buffer overflow in login in various System V based operating systems allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-1999-00363 Buffer overflows in wuarchive ftpd (wu-ftpd) and ProFTPD lead to remote root access… 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-2004-00066 The do_change_cipher_spec function in OpenSSL 0.9.6c to 0.9.6k, and 0.9.7a to 0.9.7c… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2005-03421 Xpdf, as used in products such as gpdf, kpdf, pdftohtml, poppler, teTeX, CUPS… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2000-00306 Buffer overflow in calserver in SCO OpenServer allows remote attackers to gain root access via a long message. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0

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Sources

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