10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2000-0844
Oracle Linux Locale Format String Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 14, 2000, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 20, 2024, 11:33 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2000-0844 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Caldera openlinux
2 Caldera openlinux_ebuilder
3 Caldera openlinux_eserver
1 Sun solaris
2 Sun sunos
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Ibm aix
1 Suse suse_linux
1 Redhat linux
1 Conectiva linux
1 Mandrakesoft mandrake_linux
1 Slackware slackware_linux
1 Trustix secure_linux
1 Turbolinux turbolinux
1 Sgi irix
1 Immunix immunix
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2000-0844.

URL Resource
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20000901-01-P
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0436.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0457.html Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0427.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/tru64/2000-q4/0000.html
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-030.0.txt
http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000902
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv5_draht_glibc_txt.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-057.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1634 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.turbolinux.com/pipermail/tl-security-announce/2000-September/000020.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5176
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20000901-01-P
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0436.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0457.html Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0427.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/tru64/2000-q4/0000.html
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-030.0.txt
http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000902
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv5_draht_glibc_txt.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-057.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1634 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.turbolinux.com/pipermail/tl-security-announce/2000-September/000020.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5176

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2000-0844 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20000901-01-P
    Added Reference http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0436.html
    Added Reference http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0457.html
    Added Reference http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0427.html
    Added Reference http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/tru64/2000-q4/0000.html
    Added Reference http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-030.0.txt
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000902
    Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv5_draht_glibc_txt.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-057.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1634
    Added Reference http://www.turbolinux.com/pipermail/tl-security-announce/2000-September/000020.html
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5176
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/5176 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5176 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 16, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed 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. 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.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2004

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2000-0844 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2000-0844 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.63 }} 0.15%

score

0.78875

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
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Confidentiality
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