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CVE-2000-0306

CRITICAL

10.0

CVSS Severity Score

EPSS Score0.0360%

EPSS Percentile18.47th

PublishedMar 12, 2001

Last ModifiedApr 16, 2026

Vulnerability Description

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

Affected Platforms (CPE)

💻

Sco

Openserver

<= 5.04

References & Advisories

🔗 ftp://ftp.sco.com/SSE/security_bulletins/SB-99.02a

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&date=1998-12-29&msg=AAh6GYsGU1%40leshka.chuvashia.su

🔗 ftp://ftp.sco.com/SSE/security_bulletins/SB-99.02a

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&date=1998-12-29&msg=AAh6GYsGU1%40leshka.chuvashia.su

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