Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2001-1579 (CCN-27874)

Assigned:2001-12-10
Published:2001-12-10
Updated:2008-09-05
Summary:The timed program (in.timed) in UnixWare 7 and OpenUnix 8.0.0 does not properly terminate certain strings with a null, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.5 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.7 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
7.8 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
5.8 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: CSSA-2001-SCO.39
Open UNIX, UnixWare 7: timed does not enforce nulls

Source: CALDERA
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
CSSA-2001-SCO.39

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2001-1579

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 19399
SCO UnixWare / OpenUnix in.timed Long String DoS

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
unixware-timed-dos(27874)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:sco:open_unix:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sco:unixware:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    sco open unix 8.0.0
    sco unixware 7