CVE-2003-0937

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Published Nov 18, 2003 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

SCO UnixWare 7.1.1, 7.1.3, and Open UNIX 8.0.0 allows local users to bypass protections for the "as" address space file for a process ID (PID) by obtaining a procfs file descriptor for the file and calling execve() on a setuid or setgid program, which leaves the descriptor open to the user.

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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:sco:open_unix:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.3:::::::*

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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-2003-0927	SCO UnixWare 7.1.1, 7.1.3, and Open UNIX 8.0.0 allows local users to bypass protections for the "as" address space file for a process ID (PID) by obtaining a procfs file descriptor for the file and calling execve() on a setuid or setgid program, which leaves the descriptor open to the user.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.374% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/CSSA-2003-SCO.32/CSSA-2003-SCO.32.txt
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106865297403687&w=2
http://www.texonet.com/advisories/TEXONET-20031024.txt

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Sco Open Unix Unixware

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 2:12 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 18, 2003, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 2:12 AM
Reserved: Nov 11, 2003, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:03 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 15, 2003, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:03 PM

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