CVE-2005-0351

Buffer overflow in (1) termsh, (2) atcronsh, and (3) auditsh in SCO OpenServer 5.0.6 and 5.0.7 might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME environment variable.

Published: 2005-04-07 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-0351 is rated Low Risk (29.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.40%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0351

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 2026-06-15 0.12% 0.40% +0.28%
2 2025-03-30 0.15% 0.12% -0.03%
3 2025-03-29 0.15%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0351

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-0351

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0351

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sco openserver 5.0.6 cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sco openserver 5.0.7 cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0351

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