CVE-2000-0844

Published: Nov 14, 2000Modified: Apr 16, 2026

10.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (74)

Products: Caldera: Openlinux Ebuilder, Openlinux, Openlinux Eserver · Conectiva: Linux · Immunix: Immunix · +10 more

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Caldera: Openlinux Ebuilder, Openlinux, Openlinux Eserver · Conectiva: Linux · Immunix: Immunix · Sgi: Irix · Debian: Debian Linux · Ibm: Aix · Mandrakesoft: Mandrake Linux · Redhat: Linux · Slackware: Slackware Linux · Sun: Solaris, Sunos · Suse: Suse Linux · Trustix: Secure Linux · Turbolinux: Turbolinux

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Configuration A

21 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Caldera Openlinux Ebuilder	Version 3.0
Conectiva Linux	Version 4.0
Conectiva Linux	Version 4.0es
Conectiva Linux	Version 4.1
Conectiva Linux	Version 4.2
Conectiva Linux	Version 5.0
Conectiva Linux	Version 5.1
Immunix Immunix	Version 6.2
Sgi Irix	Version 6.2
Sgi Irix	Version 6.3
Sgi Irix	Version 6.4
Sgi Irix	Version 6.5.1
Sgi Irix	Version 6.5.2m
Sgi Irix	Version 6.5.3
Sgi Irix	Version 6.5.3f
Sgi Irix	Version 6.5.3m
Sgi Irix	Version 6.5.4
Sgi Irix	Version 6.5.6
Sgi Irix	Version 6.5.7
Sgi Irix	Version 6.5.8
Sgi Irix	Version 6.5

Configuration B

53 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Caldera Openlinux	All versions
Caldera Openlinux Eserver	Version 2.3
Debian Debian Linux	Version 2.0
Debian Debian Linux	Version 2.1
Debian Debian Linux	Version 2.2
Debian Debian Linux	Version 2.3
Ibm Aix	Version 3.2.4
Ibm Aix	Version 3.2.5
Ibm Aix	Version 3.2
Ibm Aix	Version 4.0
Ibm Aix	Version 4.1.1
Ibm Aix	Version 4.1.2
Ibm Aix	Version 4.1.3
Ibm Aix	Version 4.1.4
Ibm Aix	Version 4.1.5
Ibm Aix	Version 4.1
Ibm Aix	Version 4.2.1
Ibm Aix	Version 4.2
Ibm Aix	Version 4.3.1
Ibm Aix	Version 4.3.2
Ibm Aix	Version 4.3
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux	Version 7.0
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux	Version 7.1
Redhat Linux	Version 5.0
Redhat Linux	Version 5.1
Redhat Linux	Version 5.2
Redhat Linux	Version 6.0
Redhat Linux	Version 6.1
Redhat Linux	Version 6.2
Slackware Slackware Linux	Version 7.0
Slackware Slackware Linux	Version 7.1
Sun Solaris	Version 2.6
Sun Sunos	Version 5.0
Sun Sunos	Version 5.1
Sun Sunos	Version 5.2
Sun Sunos	Version 5.3
Sun Sunos	Version 5.4
Sun Sunos	Version 5.5.1
Sun Sunos	Version 5.5
Sun Sunos	Version 5.7
Sun Sunos	Version 5.8
Suse Suse Linux	Version 6.1
Suse Suse Linux	Version 6.2
Suse Suse Linux	Version 6.3
Suse Suse Linux	Version 6.4
Suse Suse Linux	Version 7.0
Trustix Secure Linux	Version 1.0
Trustix Secure Linux	Version 1.1
Turbolinux Turbolinux	Version 6.0.1
Turbolinux Turbolinux	Version 6.0.2
Turbolinux Turbolinux	Version 6.0.3
Turbolinux Turbolinux	Version 6.0.4
Turbolinux Turbolinux	Version 6.0