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CVE-2002-0246

Format string vulnerability in the message catalog library functions in UnixWare 7.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the LC_MESSAGE environment variable to read other message catalogs containing format strings from setuid programs such as vxprint.

Published

2002-05-29T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	caldera	unixware	7.1.1	Yes

References

ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/unixware/CSSA-2002-SCO.3/CSSA-2002-SCO.3.txt Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/255414 Exploit, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8113.php Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4060 ([email protected])
ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/unixware/CSSA-2002-SCO.3/CSSA-2002-SCO.3.txt Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/255414 Exploit, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8113.php Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4060 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)