SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 SNMP Daemon privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in SCO OpenServer 5.0.5. This affects an unknown part of the component SNMP Daemon. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2000-0147. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component SNMP Daemon. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

snmpd in SCO OpenServer has an SNMP community string that is writable by default, which allows local attackers to modify the host's configuration.

The weakness was shared 02/08/2000 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2000-0147. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10264 (SNMP Agent Default Community Names), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SNMP and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 78031 (Writeable SNMP Information).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4274), Tenable (10264), SecurityFocus (BID 973†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2545†). The entries VDB-4154, VDB-14201, VDB-14216 and VDB-14230 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 10264
Nessus Name: SNMP Agent Default Community Names
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OpenVAS ID: 802243
OpenVAS Name: Report default community names of the SNMP Agent
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Recommended: Upgrade
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10/16/2003 +325 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sco.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: This vulnerability was published in an NAI Security Advisory on February 7, 2000.
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0147 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0147
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15314
X-Force: 4274
SecurityFocus: 973 - SCO OpenServer SNMPD Default Community Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 2545 - SCO OpenServer Allows Write Access, Low

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/23/2014 17:24
Updated: 04/20/2026 20:59
Changes: 06/23/2014 17:24 (72), 05/16/2019 09:16 (2), 10/08/2020 07:24 (1), 10/08/2020 07:28 (1), 04/20/2026 20:59 (25)
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