CVE-2005-3903

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Published Dec 14, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer overflow in uidadmin in SCO Unixware 7.1.3 and 7.1.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a -S (scheme) argument that specifies a large file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2001-1063.

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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.4:::::::*

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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-2005-3898	Buffer overflow in uidadmin in SCO Unixware 7.1.3 and 7.1.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a -S (scheme) argument that specifies a large file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2001-1063.

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% (0.531% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.54
http://secunia.com/advisories/17986
http://secunia.com/advisories/18660
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/251
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015342
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-034.htm
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=350&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15811
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23550

History

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Subscriptions

Sco Unixware

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:31 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 14, 2005, 11:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:31 PM
Reserved: Nov 29, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:17 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 14, 2005, 11:03 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:17 PM

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