TI-2004-00356 Aliases CVE-2004-0390 GHSA-w27r-2xr6-37p7

SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 through 5.0.7 only supports Xauthority style access control when…

LOW 38Published 2005-04-14 · 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

SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 through 5.0.7 only supports Xauthority style access control when users log in using scologin, which allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to an X session via other X login methods.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02583 85th 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 · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.5:::::::*	5.0.5	Vulnerable	Sco
cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.6:::::::*	5.0.6	Vulnerable	Sco
cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.7:::::::*	5.0.7	Vulnerable	Sco

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
cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.7 Vulnerable ·Sco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0390
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w27r-2xr6-37p7

References

Other 1

20040510 OpenServer 5.0.5 OpenServer 5.0.6 OpenServer 5.0.7 : X sessions which are not started by scologin cannot use the X authorization protocol

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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