VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 15.6%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.6%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 15.63% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- caldera/openlinux ebuilder · immunix/immunix · conectiva/linux · sgi/irix · caldera/openlinux · caldera/openlinux eserver · debian/debian linux · ibm/aix · mandrakesoft/mandrake linux · redhat/linux · slackware/slackware linux · sun/solaris · sun/sunos · suse/suse linux · trustix/secure linux · turbolinux/turbolinux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20000901-01-P
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0436.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0457.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0427.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/tru64/2000-q4/0000.html
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-030.0.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000902
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv5_draht_glibc_txt.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-057.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1634Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.turbolinux.com/pipermail/tl-security-announce/2000-September/000020.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5176
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20000901-01-P
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0436.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0457.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0427.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/tru64/2000-q4/0000.html
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-030.0.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000902
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv5_draht_glibc_txt.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-057.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1634Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.turbolinux.com/pipermail/tl-security-announce/2000-September/000020.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5176
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.