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CVE-2005-3903
Buffer overflow in uidadmin in SCO Unixware 7.1.3 and 7.1.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a -S (scheme) argument that…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.53%
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Description
Buffer overflow in uidadmin in SCO Unixware 7.1.3 and 7.1.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a -S (scheme) argument that specifies a large file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2001-1063.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.53% · top 55% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
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Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- 20051212 SCO Unixware Setuid 'uidadmin' Scheme Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
- 17986 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1015342 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 15811 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- unixware-uidadmin-bo(23550) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 251 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 18660 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-034.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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