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CVE-2000-0026: Sco Unixware: Buffer overflow

CVE-2000-0026 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Sco Unixware, along with 1 other product in NVD’s configuration data. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

Buffer overflow in UnixWare i2odialogd daemon allows remote attackers to gain root access via a long username/password authorization string.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
  • Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
  • Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
  • Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
  • Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
  • Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.

Affected products

  • Sco Unixware: 7.1
  • Windowmaker Wmmon: 1.0b2

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