HIGH
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
Published Oct 25, 2005
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.46%
Description
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.
Affected products
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.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.46% 0.00461
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00461
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.46% (0.00461) | 37.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.46% (0.00461) | 36.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00099) | 25.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 27.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 23, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 25.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 23.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 76.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 76.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 74.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 53.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.41/SCOSA-2005.41.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SCOPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17275 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/101 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015098 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?type=vulnerabilities third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
- http://www.osvdb.org/20155 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15159 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.41/SCOSA-2005.41.txt | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SCOPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17275 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/101 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1015098 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?type=vulnerabilities | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/20155 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15159 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 25, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 15, 2005
Link CVE-2005-2927
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a