CVE-2002-0827: Caldera Openunix

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

Vulnerability in pppd on UnixWare 7.1.1 and Open UNIX 8.0.0 allows local users to gain root privileges via (1) ppptalk or (2) ppp, a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-0824.

Affected products

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

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