CVE-2005-2927 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Stack-based buffer overflow in ppp in SCO Unixware 7.1.3 and 7.1.4, and possibly earlier versions, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) prompt or (2) defprompt command.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00096.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Sco Subscribe	Unixware Subscribe

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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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-2927	Stack-based buffer overflow in ppp in SCO Unixware 7.1.3 and 7.1.4, and possibly earlier versions, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) prompt or (2) defprompt command.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.41/SCOSA-2005.41.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/17275
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/101
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015098
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?type=vulnerabilities
http://www.osvdb.org/20155
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15159

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-10-25T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:53:29.778Z

Reserved: 2005-09-15T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2005-2927

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-10-25T16:02:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2005-2927

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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