National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2002-0517
Original release date:08/12/2002
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Buffer overflow in X11 library (libX11) on Caldera Open UNIX 8.0.0, UnixWare 7.1.1, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain root privileges via a long -xrm argument to programs such as (1) dtterm or (2) xterm.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
3.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#169059
Name: VU#169059
External Source: BID
Name: 4502
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: unixware-openunix-dtterm-bo(7282)
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20020108 dtterm exploit in Unixware 7.1.1
Type: Advisory
External Source: XF
Name: x11-xrm-bo(8828)
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20020108 xterm exploit in Unixware 7.0.1
External Source: CALDERA
Name: CSSA-2002-SCO.15
