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CVE-2000-0306

10.0 · HIGH

Buffer overflow in calserver in SCO OpenServer allows remote attackers to gain root access via a long message.

Published Mar 12, 2001scoEPSS 3.69%

Overview

CVE-2000-0306 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting sco openserver. It was published on March 12, 2001 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Buffer overflow in calserver in SCO OpenServer allows remote attackers to gain root access via a long message.

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

References

Refftp://ftp.sco.com/SSE/security_bulletins/SB-99.02aRefwww.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&date=1998-12-29&msg=AAh6GYsGU1%40leshka.chuvashia.suRefftp://ftp.sco.com/SSE/security_bulletins/SB-99.02aRefwww.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&date=1998-12-29&msg=AAh6GYsGU1%40leshka.chuvashia.su

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2000-0306?

CVE-2000-0306 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting sco openserver. It was published on March 12, 2001 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2000-0306?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, 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-2000-0306?

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-2000-0306?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2000-0306 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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