Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1162 (CCN-542)

Assigned:1993-05-24
Published:1993-05-24
Updated:2008-09-05
Summary:Vulnerability in passwd in SCO UNIX 4.0 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service by preventing users from being able to log into the system.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:6.4 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1162

Source: CCN
Type: CERT Advisory CA-1993-08
SCO /bin/passwd Vulnerability

Source: CERT
Type: Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
CA-1993-08

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
sco-passwd-deny(542)

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 7630
SCO UNIX passwd Utility Login DoS

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
sco-passwd-deny(542)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:sco:open_desktop:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sco:open_desktop:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sco:unix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 4.0)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:sco:unix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    sco open desktop 1.1
    sco open desktop 2.0
    sco unix *
    sco unix *