Vulnerability Intelligence Report
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.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
10.0
HIGH
EPSS Probability:15.35%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| caldera | openlinux_ebuilder | 3.0 |
| immunix | immunix | 6.2 |
| conectiva | linux | 4.0, 4.0es, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 5.1 |
| sgi | irix | 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.5.1, 6.5.2m, 6.5.3, 6.5.3f, 6.5.3m, 6.5.4, 6.5.6, 6.5.7, 6.5.8 |
| caldera | openlinux | all |
| caldera | openlinux_eserver | 2.3 |
| debian | debian_linux | 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 |
| ibm | aix | 3.2, 3.2.4, 3.2.5, 4.0, 4.1, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.1.5, 4.2, 4.2.1, 4.3, 4.3.1, 4.3.2 |
| mandrakesoft | mandrake_linux | 7.0, 7.1 |
| redhat | linux | 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2 |
| slackware | slackware_linux | 7.0, 7.1 |
| sun | solaris | 2.6 |
| sun | sunos | 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.5.1, 5.7, 5.8 |
| suse | suse_linux | 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.0 |
| trustix | secure_linux | 1.0, 1.1 |
| turbolinux | turbolinux | 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
15.349%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2000-10-18T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2001-01-22T05:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2000-09-04 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-08T05:37:30 |
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