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CVE-1999-1041

HIGH CVSS: 7.2 Published: 1998-08-27 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in mscreen on SCO OpenServer 5.0 and SCO UNIX 3.2v4 allows a local user to gain root access via (1) a long TERM environmental variable and (2) a long entry in the .mscreenrc file.

Affected Platforms

Sco UnixSco Openserver

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References