CVE-2001-0627

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Published Mar 9, 2002 CVSS 2.0 · 3.7 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

vi as included with SCO OpenServer 5.0 - 5.0.6 allows a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.6:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0618	vi as included with SCO OpenServer 5.0 - 5.0.6 allows a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.424% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/openserver/CSSA-2001-SCO.17/CSSA-2001-SCO.17.txt
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0220.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/747736
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2752
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6588

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Sco Openserver

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:30 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 9, 2002, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:30 AM
Reserved: Jul 27, 2001, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:54 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 22, 2001, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:54 PM

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