MEDIUM
Buffer overflow in lpforms in SCO OpenServer 5.0-5.0.6 can allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges via a long first argument to the lpforms command
Published Jul 27, 2001
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.67%
Description
Buffer overflow in lpforms in SCO OpenServer 5.0-5.0.6 can allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges via a long first argument to the lpforms command.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 5.0.6
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.67% 0.00672
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00672
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.67% (0.00672) | 50.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.67% (0.00672) | 47.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.26% (0.00262) | 47.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 74.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 53.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0416.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatchVendor Advisory
- http://security-archive.merton.ox.ac.uk/bugtraq-200104/0221.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6293 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0416.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://security-archive.merton.ox.ac.uk/bugtraq-200104/0221.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6293 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 27, 2001
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jul 27, 2001
Link CVE-2001-0578
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a