CVE-2002-0987: Caldera Openunix

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

X server (Xsco) in OpenUNIX 8.0.0 and UnixWare 7.1.1 does not drop privileges before calling programs such as xkbcomp using popen, which could allow local users to gain privileges.

Affected products

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

Published 2002-09-24. Last modified 2026-06-16.