CVE-1999-0845

Summary

CVE-1999-0845 is a significant buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the SCO su program. This issue allows local users to exploit the vulnerability by providing a specially crafted long username, resulting in an overflow of the buffer. Successful exploitation grants the attacker root access to the affected system. This vulnerability poses a serious risk to SCO Unix systems and requires immediate patching to prevent potential unauthorized access and system compromise.

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