CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0716

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2002-0716 describes a format string vulnerability in crontab for SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 and 5.0.6 that allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in the file name argument.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to unauthorized access by local users, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and restrict access to crontab to trusted users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Format string vulnerability in crontab for SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 and 5.0.6 allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in the file name argument.

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