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CVE-2002-0716
Format string vulnerability in crontab for SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 and 5.0.6 allows local users to gain privileges via format string…
High7.2EPSS 0.35%
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Description
Format string vulnerability in crontab for SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 and 5.0.6 allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in the file name argument.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.35% · top 71% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- openserver-crontab-format-string(9271) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20020604 SRT Security Advisory (SRT2002-06-04-1711): SCO crontab (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VULN-DEVx_transferred
- 4938 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20020604 SRT Security Advisory (SRT2002-06-04-1711): SCO crontab (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .