CVE-1999-1571

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Buffer overflow in sar for SCO OpenServer 5.0.0 through 5.0.5 may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long -f parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-1999-1570.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

Timeline

Published: Nov 4, 1999
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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