Vulnerabilities > CVE-2002-0987 - Unspecified vulnerability in Caldera Openunix and Unixware

047910
CVSS 7.2 - HIGH
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
local
low complexity
caldera
exploit available
NVD
Published: 2002-09-24
Updated: 2008-09-10

Summary

X server (Xsco) in OpenUNIX 8.0.0 and UnixWare 7.1.1 does not drop privileges before calling programs such as xkbcomp using popen, which could allow local users to gain privileges.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Caldera
1
OS
Caldera
1

Exploit-Db

descriptionCaldera X Server 7.1/8.0 External Program Privileged Invocation Weakness. CVE-2002-0987. Local exploit for unix platform
idEDB-ID:21758
last seen2016-02-02
modified2002-08-27
published2002-08-27
reporterOlaf Kirch
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/21758/
titleCaldera X Server 7.1/8.0 - External Program Privileged Invocation Weakness

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