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TI-2002-01917 Aliases CVE-2002-1998GHSA-7qc8-cpph-66p8

Buffer overflow in rpc.cmsd in SCO UnixWare 7.1.1 and Open UNIX 8.0.0 allows remote…

Priority LOW 38Published · 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
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

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

Summary

Buffer overflow in rpc.cmsd in SCO UnixWare 7.1.1 and Open UNIX 8.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long parameter to rtable_create (procedure 21).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02518 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
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:open_unix:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.0VulnerableSco
cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.1VulnerableSco
  • cpe:2.3:o:sco:open_unix:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0 Vulnerable ·Sco
  • cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.1 Vulnerable ·Sco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1998
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7qc8-cpph-66p8

References

Exploit 2

Patch 1

  • TI-2003-00769 Buffer overflow in CDE libDtHelp library allows local users to execute arbitrary code via… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2001-01527 The timed program (in.timed) in UnixWare 7 and OpenUnix 8.0.0 does not properly terminate… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2002-01257 Safe.pm 2.0.7 and earlier, when used in Perl 5.8.0 and earlier, may allow attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
  • TI-2003-00848 SCO UnixWare 7.1.1, 7.1.3, and Open UNIX 8.0.0 allows local users to bypass protections… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6

Sources

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