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CVE-1999-1041

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 1.05%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 1998-08-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-1999-1041
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
1.05%

Original NVD Description

Buffer overflow in mscreen on SCO OpenServer 5.0 and SCO UNIX 3.2v4 allows a local user to gain root access via (1) a long TERM environmental variable and (2) a long entry in the .mscreenrc file.