CVE-2002-0246 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2003-04-02

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:caldera:unixware:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-0243	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

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 0.00613.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/unixware/CSSA-2002-SCO.3/CSSA-2002-SCO.3.txt
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/255414
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8113.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4060

History

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Subscriptions

Caldera Unixware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-04-02T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:42:28.466Z

Reserved: 2002-05-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-0246

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-05-29T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2002-0246

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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