CVE-2005-3903

Buffer overflow in uidadmin in SCO Unixware 7.1.3 and 7.1.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a -S (scheme) argument that specifies a large file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2001-1063.

Published: 2005-12-14 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-3903 is rated Low Risk (31.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.17%). 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-2005-3903

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 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.17% +0.13%
2 2024-12-17 0.06% 0.04% -0.02%
3 2023-05-09 0.06%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-3903

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-2005-3903

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-3903

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sco unixware 7.1.3 cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sco unixware 7.1.4 cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-3903

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