CVE-1999-1041

Summary

CVE-1999-1041 is a buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the mscreen component in SCO OpenServer 5.0 and SCO UNIX 3.2v4. By providing a long TERM environmental variable or a lengthy entry in the .mscreenrc file, a local user can exploit this issue and ultimately obtain root access to the system. This vulnerability poses a significant risk and should be addressed promptly through system updates or patches.

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