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Critical
CVE-2000-0844
Some functions that implement the locale subsystem on Unix do...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-057.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv5_draht_glibc_txt.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0436.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/tru64/2000-q4/0000.html
- http://www.turbolinux.com/pipermail/tl-security-announce/2000-September/000020.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000902
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0457.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0427.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1634
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-030.0.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5176
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20000901-01-P
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
openlinux ebuilder, immunix, linux, irix, openlinux, openlinux eserver, debian linux, aix, mandrake linux, slackware linux, solaris, sunos, suse linux, secure linux, turbolinux
Vulnerable Versions:
3.0, 6.2, 4.0, 4.0es, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 5.1, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.5.1, 6.5.2m, 6.5.3, 6.5.3f, 6.5.3m, 6.5.4, 6.5.6, 6.5.7, 6.5.8, 2.3, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 3.2, 3.2.4, 3.2.5, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.1.5, 4.2.1, 4.3, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 7.0, 7.1, 5.2, 6.0, 6.1, 2.6, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.5.1, 5.7, 5.8, 1.0, 1.1, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 22nd, 2001
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 17th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.