01 Record
CVE-2002-0987
X server (Xsco) in OpenUNIX 8.0.0 and UnixWare 7.1.1 does not drop privileges before calling programs such as xkbcomp using popen, which could allow local users to gain privileges.
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
X server (Xsco) in OpenUNIX 8.0.0 and UnixWare 7.1.1 does not drop privileges before calling programs such as xkbcomp using popen, which could allow local users to gain privileges.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.70% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 52.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2003-04-02 05:00Z23 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 03:12Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2002-08-26
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 7c567bac98e2dfaf3a273f64349403f1fa281f6e1f01d2a6ee8e20f43b79dbbf
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.osvdb.org5044http://www.osvdb.org/5044
- ftp.sco.comCSSA-2002-SCO.38ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenUNIX/CSSA-2002-SCO.38
- www.securityfocus.com5575http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5575
- www.iss.netopenunix-unixware-xsco-privileges(9976)http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9976.php