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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00891.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Caldera
  • Openlinux
  • Openlinux Ebuilder
  • Openlinux Eserver
Conectiva
  • Linux
Debian
  • Debian Linux
Ibm
  • Aix
Immunix
  • Immunix
Mandrakesoft
  • Mandrake Linux
Redhat
  • Linux
Sgi
  • Irix
Slackware
  • Slackware Linux
Sun
  • Solaris
  • Sunos
Suse
  • Suse Linux
Trustix
  • Secure Linux
Turbolinux
  • Turbolinux

Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:caldera:openlinux_ebuilder:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:4.0es:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.2m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.3f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.3m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux_eserver:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:trustix:secure_linux:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:trustix:secure_linux:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:turbolinux:turbolinux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:turbolinux:turbolinux:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:turbolinux:turbolinux:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:turbolinux:turbolinux:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:turbolinux:turbolinux:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2000-0831 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.
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20000901-01-P cve-icon cve-icon
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0436.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0457.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0427.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/tru64/2000-q4/0000.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-030.0.txt cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000902 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv5_draht_glibc_txt.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-057.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1634 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.turbolinux.com/pipermail/tl-security-announce/2000-September/000020.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5176 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0844 cve-icon
History

Wed, 28 May 2025 14:30:00 +0000

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Thu, 22 May 2025 04:15:00 +0000

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:37:30.623Z

Reserved: 2000-10-18T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2000-0844

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2000-11-14T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2000-0844

cve-icon Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2000-0844 - Bugzilla

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