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Vulnerability record · CVE-2001-0575 · published 22 August 2001

CVE-2001-0575: Sco openserver vulnerability

SSco · Openserver

Buffer overflow in lpshut in SCO OpenServer 5.0.6 can allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges via a long first argument to lpshut.

4.6 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 0.67% · top 49.4%
4.6CVSS 2.0 base score
0.67%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in lpshut in SCO OpenServer 5.0.6 can allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges via a long first argument to lpshut.

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0404.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://security-archive.merton.ox.ac.uk/bugtraq-200104/0221.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6290
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0404.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://security-archive.merton.ox.ac.uk/bugtraq-200104/0221.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6290

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2001-0575), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-08). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.