CVE-1999-1571

High CVSS 7.2

Published 1999-11-04 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1571, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

Buffer overflow in sar for SCO OpenServer 5.0.0 through 5.0.5 may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long -f parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-1999-1570.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1571

CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C