# CVE-2003-0937: SCO UnixWare 7.1.1, 7.1.3, and Open UNIX 8.0.0 allows local users to bypass protections for the "as" address space file for a process ID (PI

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2003-11-18 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

SCO UnixWare 7.1.1, 7.1.3, and Open UNIX 8.0.0 allows local users to bypass protections for the "as" address space file for a process ID (PID) by obtaining a procfs file descriptor for the file and calling execve() on a setuid or setgid program, which leaves the descriptor open to the user.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/CSSA-2003-SCO.32/CSSA-2003-SCO.32.txt
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106865297403687&w=2
- http://www.texonet.com/advisories/TEXONET-20031024.txt

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