CVE-1999-1185

Exp

Buffer overflow in SCO mscreen allows local users to gain root privileges via a long terminal entry (TERM) in the .mscreenrc file.

Published: 1998-10-06 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-1185 is rated Exploit Available (59.3/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.24%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-1999-1185

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
261 exploit_db edb 2001-01-26 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-1185

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.25% 0.24% -0.01%
2 2025-03-29 0.24% 0.25% +0.01%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.24% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-1185

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-1185

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-1185

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sco cmw 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:sco:cmw:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sco internet_faststart all_versions cpe:2.3:o:sco:internet_faststart:all_versions:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sco open_desktop 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:sco:open_desktop:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sco openserver 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sco openserver 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sco openserver_enterprise_system 5.0.4p cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver_enterprise_system:5.0.4p:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-1185

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