SCO UnixWare 7.1/7.1.1 EELS denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in SCO UnixWare 7.1/7.1.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component EELS. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2000-0173. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in SCO UnixWare 7.1/7.1.1 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown code of the component EELS. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Vulnerability in the EELS system in SCO UnixWare 7.1.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.

The bug was discovered 03/10/2000. The weakness was presented 03/10/2000 as not defined advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ftp.sco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-0173. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4341), OSVDB (8808†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-7108†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sco.com

Advisory: ftp.sco.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0173 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0173
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15383
X-Force: 4341
OSVDB: 8808 - CVE-2000-0173 - SCO - UnixWare - Unspecified Issue
Vulnerability Center: 7108 - DoS in SCO UnixWare 7.1.x EELS System, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 06/24/2014 00:28
Updated: 04/21/2026 00:42
Changes: 06/24/2014 00:28 (55), 05/30/2019 10:53 (3), 10/08/2020 13:42 (1), 04/21/2026 00:42 (18)
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