CVE-2002-0517: Caldera Openunix

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Buffer overflow in X11 library (libX11) on Caldera Open UNIX 8.0.0, UnixWare 7.1.1, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain root privileges via a long -xrm argument to programs such as (1) dtterm or (2) xterm.

Affected products

• Caldera Openunix: version 8.0 only
• Caldera Unixware: version 7.1.1 only

Published 2002-08-12. Last modified 2026-06-16.