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TI-2002-00693 Aliases CVE-2002-0716GHSA-9h38-jh7x-jc8p

Format string vulnerability in crontab for SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 and 5.0.6 allows local…

Priority LOW 32Published · 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

Format string vulnerability in crontab for SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 and 5.0.6 allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in the file name argument.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00349 28th 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 · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.5VulnerableSco
cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.6VulnerableSco
  • cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.5 Vulnerable ·Sco
  • cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.6 Vulnerable ·Sco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0716
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9h38-jh7x-jc8p

References

  • 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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