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CVE-1999-1450

7.5 · HIGH

Vulnerability in (1) rlogin daemon rshd and (2) scheme on SCO UNIX OpenServer 5.0.5 and earlier, and SCO UnixWare 7.0.1 and earlier, allows remote attackers to gain privileges.

Published Jan 27, 1999scoEPSS 1.57%

Overview

CVE-1999-1450 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting sco openserver. It was published on January 27, 1999 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Vulnerability in (1) rlogin daemon rshd and (2) scheme on SCO UNIX OpenServer 5.0.5 and earlier, and SCO UnixWare 7.0.1 and earlier, allows remote attackers to gain privileges.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from sco. Update openserver to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
scoopenserver0Affected
scounixware0Affected

References

Refftp://ftp.sco.COM/SSE/sse020.ltrRefftp://ftp.sco.com/SSE/security_bulletins/SB-99.03bRefftp://ftp.sco.com/SSE/security_bulletins/SB-99.06bRefftp://ftp.sco.COM/SSE/sse020.ltrRefftp://ftp.sco.com/SSE/security_bulletins/SB-99.03bRefftp://ftp.sco.com/SSE/security_bulletins/SB-99.06b

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-1999-1450?

CVE-1999-1450 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting sco openserver. It was published on January 27, 1999 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-1999-1450?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-1999-1450?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from sco. Update openserver to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-1999-1450?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-1999-1450 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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