CVE-2002-0887

Caldera OpenServer 5.0.5/5.0.6 - SCOAdmin Symbolic Link

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

scoadmin for Caldera/SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 and 5.0.6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, as demonstrated using log files.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2002-05-29 First Exploit
2002-08-16 CVE Reserved
2002-10-04 CVE Published
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99057164129869&w=2	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21489	2002-05-29

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9210.php	2016-10-18
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4875	2016-10-18

URL	Date	SRC
ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/openserver/CSSA-2002-SCO.22/CSSA-2002-SCO.22.txt	2016-10-18

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Caldera Search vendor "Caldera"		Openserver Search vendor "Caldera" for product "Openserver"				5.0.5 Search vendor "Caldera" for product "Openserver" and version "5.0.5"		-		Affected
Caldera Search vendor "Caldera"		Openserver Search vendor "Caldera" for product "Openserver"				5.0.6 Search vendor "Caldera" for product "Openserver" and version "5.0.6"		-		Affected