l error handling routine in SCO OpenServer 5.0.2 and earlier, and SCO Internet FastStart 1.0, allows local users to gain root privileges. NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD) -- services.nvd.nist.gov (CVE / CVSS / CPE). {"cve":{"id":"CVE-1999-1253","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","published":"1996-06-07T04:00:00.000","lastModified":"2026-06-16T21:50:02.690","vulnStatus":"Modified","cveTags":[],"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"Vulnerability in a kernel error handling routine in SCO OpenServer 5.0.2 and earlier, and SCO Internet FastStart 1.0, allows local users to gain root privileges."}],"affected":[{"source":"cve@mitre.org","affectedData":[{"vendor":"n/a","product":"n/a","versions":[{"version":"n/a","status":"affected"}]}]}],"metrics":{"cvssMetricV2":[{"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","cvssData":{"version":"2.0","vectorString":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","baseScore":7.2,"accessVector":"LOCAL","accessComplexity":"LOW","authentication":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"COMPLETE","integrityImpact":"COMPLETE","availabilityImpact":"COMPLETE"},"baseSeverity":"HIGH","exploitabilityScore":3.9,"impactScore":10.0,"acInsufInfo":false,"obtainAllPrivilege":true,"obtainUserPrivilege":false,"obtainOtherPrivilege":false,"userInteractionRequired":false}]},"weaknesses":[{"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","description":[{"lang":"en","value":"NVD-CWE-Other"}]}],"configurations":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:sco:internet_faststart:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"61FEF2E3-1939-42B3-B32F-A22C173A186A"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionEndIncluding":"5.0.2","matchCriteriaId":"F95AC07F-8326-4E55-8E62-CE5934F7512C"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"2C19F7B3-9043-4E53-90DE-92A4387858A7"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"ftp://ftp.sco.com/SSE/security_bulletins/SB.96:01a","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.cert.org/vendor_bulletins/VB-96.10.sco","source":"cve@mitre.org","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"]},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1965","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"ftp://ftp.sco.com/SSE/security_bulletins/SB.96:01a","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.cert.org/vendor_bulletins/VB-96.10.sco","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"]},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1965","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}]}},