CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0311

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Vulnerability in webtop in UnixWare 7.1.1 and Open UNIX 8.0.0 allows local and possibly remote attackers to gain root privileges via shell metacharacters in the -c argument for (1) scoadminreg.cgi or (2) service_action.cgi.

Risk Assessment

Attackers may exploit this vulnerability to gain full control over the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to the latest version and restrict access to scripts that may be vulnerable to attack.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Vulnerability in webtop in UnixWare 7.1.1 and Open UNIX 8.0.0 allows local and possibly remote attackers to gain root privileges via shell metacharacters in the -c argument for (1) in scoadminreg.cgi or (2) service_action.cgi.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS