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CVE-2000-0844

Some functions that implement the locale subsystem on Unix do not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows local attackers to execute arbitrary commands via functions such as gettext and catopen.

Published

2000-11-14T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application caldera openlinux_ebuilder 3.0 Yes
Application immunix immunix 6.2 Yes
Operating System conectiva linux 4.0 Yes
Operating System conectiva linux 4.0es Yes
Operating System conectiva linux 4.1 Yes
Operating System conectiva linux 4.2 Yes
Operating System conectiva linux 5.0 Yes
Operating System conectiva linux 5.1 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.2 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.3 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.4 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.5 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.5.1 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.5.2m Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.5.3 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.5.3f Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.5.3m Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.5.4 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.5.6 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.5.7 Yes
Operating System sgi irix 6.5.8 Yes
Operating System caldera openlinux * Yes
Operating System caldera openlinux_eserver 2.3 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 2.0 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 2.1 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 2.2 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 2.3 Yes
Operating System ibm aix 3.2 Yes
Operating System ibm aix 3.2.4 Yes
Operating System ibm aix 3.2.5 Yes
Operating System ibm aix 4.0 Yes
Operating System ibm aix 4.1 Yes
Operating System ibm aix 4.1.1 Yes
Operating System ibm aix 4.1.2 Yes
Operating System ibm aix 4.1.3 Yes
Operating System ibm aix 4.1.4 Yes
Operating System ibm aix 4.1.5 Yes
Operating System ibm aix 4.2 Yes
Operating System ibm aix 4.2.1 Yes
Operating System ibm aix 4.3 Yes
Operating System ibm aix 4.3.1 Yes
Operating System ibm aix 4.3.2 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 7.0 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 7.1 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 5.0 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 5.1 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 5.2 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 6.0 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 6.1 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 6.2 Yes
Operating System slackware slackware_linux 7.0 Yes
Operating System slackware slackware_linux 7.1 Yes
Operating System sun solaris 2.6 Yes
Operating System sun sunos 5.0 Yes
Operating System sun sunos 5.1 Yes
Operating System sun sunos 5.2 Yes
Operating System sun sunos 5.3 Yes
Operating System sun sunos 5.4 Yes
Operating System sun sunos 5.5 Yes
Operating System sun sunos 5.5.1 Yes
Operating System sun sunos 5.7 Yes
Operating System sun sunos 5.8 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 6.1 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 6.2 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 6.3 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 6.4 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 7.0 Yes
Operating System trustix secure_linux 1.0 Yes
Operating System trustix secure_linux 1.1 Yes
Operating System turbolinux turbolinux 6.0 Yes
Operating System turbolinux turbolinux 6.0.1 Yes
Operating System turbolinux turbolinux 6.0.2 Yes
Operating System turbolinux turbolinux 6.0.3 Yes
Operating System turbolinux turbolinux 6.0.4 Yes
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