The NFS mountd service on SCO UnixWare 7.1.1, 7.1.3, 7.1.4, and 7.0.1, and possibly other…
Priority LOW 26Published · 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
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The NFS mountd service on SCO UnixWare 7.1.1, 7.1.3, 7.1.4, and 7.0.1, and possibly other versions, when run from inetd, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a series of requests, which causes inetd to launch a separate process for each request.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01591 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
| 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 · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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:unixware:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1.1 | Vulnerable | Sco |
| cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1.3 | Vulnerable | Sco |
| cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1.4 | 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
- cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.1 Vulnerable ·Sco
- cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.3 Vulnerable ·Sco
- cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.4 Vulnerable ·Sco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-1039
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4g77-24fr-j3qq
References
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More Sco Openserver vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2004-1039 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-1039 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4g77-24fr-j3qq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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