CVE-2000-0844

Public Exploit

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.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.89% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory turbolinux.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory calderasystems.com Vendor Advisory sgi.com Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-057.html vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv5_draht_glibc_txt.html vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0436.html mailing list
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/tru64/2000-q4/0000.html vendor advisory
http://www.turbolinux.com/pipermail/tl-security-announce/2000-September/000020.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000902 vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0457.html patch vendor advisory mailing list exploit
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0427.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1634 patch vendor advisory vdb entry exploit
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-030.0.txt vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5176 vdb entry
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20000901-01-P vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2000-0844?
CVE-2000-0844 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2000-0844?
To fix CVE-2000-0844, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2000-0844 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2000-0844 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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