CVE-2002-0887

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Published Apr 2, 2003 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

scoadmin for Caldera/SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 and 5.0.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, as demonstrated using log files.

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:a:caldera:openserver:5.0.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:caldera:openserver:5.0.6:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-0879	scoadmin for Caldera/SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 and 5.0.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, as demonstrated using log files.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.688% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/openserver/CSSA-2002-SCO.22/CSSA-2002-SCO.22.txt
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99057164129869&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9210.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4875

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Caldera Openserver

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 3:03 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 2, 2003, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 3:03 AM
Reserved: Aug 16, 2002, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:58 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 4, 2002, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:58 PM

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