Unscored severity · published Nov 14, 2000
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…
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CVSS
15.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)15.6% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AI
Aix · Ibm
3.2; 3.2.4; 3.2.5; 4.0; 4.1; 4.1.1; +9 more · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
2.0; 2.1; 2.2; 2.3 · source: NVD
IM
Immunix · Immunix
6.2 · source: NVD
IR
Irix · Sgi
6.2; 6.3; 6.4; 6.5; 6.5.1; 6.5.2m; +7 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Conectiva
4.0; 4.0es; 4.1; 4.2; 5.0; 5.1 · source: NVD
ML
Mandrake Linux · Mandrakesoft
7.0; 7.1 · source: NVD
OP
Openlinux · Caldera
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
OE
Openlinux Ebuilder · Caldera
3.0 · source: NVD
OE
Openlinux Eserver · Caldera
2.3 · source: NVD
SL
Secure Linux · Trustix
1.0; 1.1 · source: NVD
SL
Slackware Linux · Slackware
7.0; 7.1 · source: NVD
SO
Solaris · Sun
2.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0844
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0844
archives.neohapsis.com
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0436.html
Exploit
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0457.html
archives.neohapsis.com
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0427.html
archives.neohapsis.com
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/tru64/2000-q4/0000.html
www.calderasystems.com
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-030.0.txt
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