CVE-2002-0246 (GCVE-0-2002-0246)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2003-04-02 05:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 02:42
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Summary
Format string vulnerability in the message catalog library functions in UnixWare 7.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the LC_MESSAGE environment variable to read other message catalogs containing format strings from setuid programs such as vxprint.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2319 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
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http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8113.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/unixware/CSS… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4060 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Date Public
2002-02-07 00:00
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