CVE-1999-1209: Sco Open Desktop

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Vulnerability in scoterm in SCO OpenServer 5.0 and SCO Open Desktop/Open Server 3.0 allows local users to gain root privileges.

Affected products

• Sco Open Desktop: version 3.0 only
• Sco Openserver: version 3.0 only; version 5.0 only

Published 1997-11-20. Last modified 2026-06-16.