SCO OpenServer 5.0.6/5.0.6a/5.0.7 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SCO OpenServer 5.0.6/5.0.6a/5.0.7. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2004-0511. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in SCO OpenServer 5.0.6/5.0.6a/5.0.7 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple unknown vulnerabilities in MMDF on OpenServer 5.0.6 and 5.0.7, and possibly other operating systems, may allow attackers to cause a denial of service by triggering a null dereference.

The weakness was presented 12/23/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared at ftp.sco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-0511 since 06/01/2004. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16739), Exploit-DB (24293) and SecurityFocus (BID 10758†). See VDB-22572 and VDB-22574 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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06/01/2004 🔍
07/20/2004 +49 days 🔍
12/23/2004 +156 days 🔍
12/23/2004 +0 days 🔍
04/14/2015 +3764 days 🔍
06/30/2025 +3730 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sco.com

Advisory: ftp.sco.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0511 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0511
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22573
X-Force: 16739 - Caldera OpenServer MMDF name denial of service
SecurityFocus: 10758 - SCO Multi-channel Memorandum Distribution Facility Multiple Vulnerabilities

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

Created: 04/14/2015 13:26
Updated: 06/30/2025 11:48
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:26 (51), 06/22/2018 07:48 (7), 06/30/2025 11:48 (21)
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