CVE-2000-0844
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2000-0844 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2000-11-14 05:00:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Caldera | Openlinux | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Caldera | Openlinux Ebuilder | 3.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Caldera | Openlinux Eserver | 2.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Conectiva | Linux | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Conectiva | Linux | 4.0es | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Conectiva | Linux | 4.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Conectiva | Linux | 4.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Conectiva | Linux | 5.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Conectiva | Linux | 5.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 2.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 2.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 2.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Ibm | Aix | 3.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Ibm | Aix | 3.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Ibm | Aix | 3.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Ibm | Aix | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Ibm | Aix | 4.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Ibm | Aix | 4.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Ibm | Aix | 4.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Ibm | Aix | 4.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Ibm | Aix | 4.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Ibm | Aix | 4.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Ibm | Aix | 4.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Ibm | Aix | 4.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Ibm | Aix | 4.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Ibm | Aix | 4.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Ibm | Aix | 4.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Immunix | Immunix | 6.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Mandrakesoft | Mandrake Linux | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Mandrakesoft | Mandrake Linux | 7.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Linux | 5.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Linux | 5.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Linux | 5.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Linux | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Linux | 6.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Linux | 6.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sgi | Irix | 6.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sgi | Irix | 6.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sgi | Irix | 6.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sgi | Irix | 6.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sgi | Irix | 6.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sgi | Irix | 6.5.2m | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sgi | Irix | 6.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sgi | Irix | 6.5.3f | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sgi | Irix | 6.5.3m | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sgi | Irix | 6.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sgi | Irix | 6.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sgi | Irix | 6.5.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sgi | Irix | 6.5.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Slackware | Slackware Linux | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Slackware | Slackware Linux | 7.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Solaris | 2.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Sunos | 5.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Sunos | 5.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Sunos | 5.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Sunos | 5.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Sunos | 5.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Sunos | 5.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Sunos | 5.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Sunos | 5.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Sunos | 5.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Suse Linux | 6.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Suse Linux | 6.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Suse Linux | 6.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Suse Linux | 6.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Suse Linux | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Trustix | Secure Linux | 1.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Trustix | Secure Linux | 1.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Turbolinux | Turbolinux | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Turbolinux | Turbolinux | 6.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Turbolinux | Turbolinux | 6.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Turbolinux | Turbolinux | 6.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Turbolinux | Turbolinux | 6.0.4 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0457.html | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | archives.neohapsis.com | Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Neohapsis Archives - Compaq Tru64 - SSRT0689U Security Advisory locale message files - From [email protected] | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | archives.neohapsis.com | |
| Neohapsis Archives - Bugtraq - Format string vulnerability in AIX(r) locale subsystem. - From [email protected] | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | archives.neohapsis.com | |
| patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20000901-01-P | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | patches.sgi.com | |
| 404 Page Not Found | SUSE | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.novell.com | |
| Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Debian GNU/Linux -- Security Information -- glibc | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0436.html | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | archives.neohapsis.com | |
| Xinuos Inc. | Support | Security | Advisories | Document Not Found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.calderasystems.com | |
| [TL-Security-Announce] glibc unsetenv and locale TLSA2000020-1 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.turbolinux.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| Multiple Vendor Locale Subsystem Format String Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.