7.5High
Sco Unixware
CVE-2000-1014
Format string vulnerability in the search97.cgi CGI script in SCO help http server for Unixware 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via format characters in the queryText parameter.
What this means for your business
- It affects Sco Unixware. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- Code showing how to exploit it has been published, but real attacks have not been confirmed.
- An attacker can use it remotely, over a network.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Sco Unixware, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
- 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 7.5 (v2.0)
- Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Assigned by
- cve@mitre.org
Dates
- Published
- 2000-12-11
- Last modified
- 2026-09-23
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Sco Unixware7.0
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0325.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/3240
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1717
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5291
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0325.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/3240
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1717
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5291