CVE-1999-1253
Vulnerability in a kernel error handling routine in SCO OpenServer 5.0.2 and earlier, and SCO...
Vulnerability in a kernel error handling routine in SCO OpenServer 5.0.2 and earlier, and SCO Internet FastStart 1.0, allows local users to gain root privileges.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Vulnerability in a kernel error handling routine in SCO OpenServer 5.0.2 and earlier, and SCO Internet FastStart 1.0, allows local users to gain root privileges.
- Record
CVE-1999-1253- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Vulnerability in a kernel error handling routine in SCO OpenServer 5.0.2 and earlier, and SCO Internet FastStart 1.0, allows local users to gain root privileges.
- Record
CVE-1999-1253- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1234 No score
Vulnerability in a kernel error handling routine in SCO OpenServer 5.0.2 and earlier, and SCO Internet FastStart 1.0, allows local users to gain root privileges.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1234- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vr7f-mrm3-v48r No score
Vulnerability in a kernel error handling routine in SCO OpenServer 5.0.2 and earlier, and SCO...
Vulnerability in a kernel error handling routine in SCO OpenServer 5.0.2 and earlier, and SCO Internet FastStart 1.0, allows local users to gain root privileges.
- Record
GHSA-vr7f-mrm3-v48r- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-1253 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Sco Internet Faststart, published June 7, 1996. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.