CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-1063

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in uidadmin in Caldera Open Unix 8.0.0 and UnixWare 7 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long -S (scheme) command line argument.

Risk Assessment

Local users can exploit this vulnerability to gain full system privileges, posing a serious security threat.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to the latest version to eliminate this vulnerability and restrict access to the uidadmin tool to trusted users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in uidadmin in Caldera Open Unix 8.0.0 and UnixWare 7 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long -S (scheme) command line argument.

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