FKIE_CVE-2002-0246

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2002-05-29 04:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 21:57
Severity
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.
References
cve@mitre.orgftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/unixware/CSSA-2002-SCO.3/CSSA-2002-SCO.3.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/255414Exploit, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8113.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4060
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/unixware/CSSA-2002-SCO.3/CSSA-2002-SCO.3.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/255414Exploit, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8113.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4060
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
caldera unixware 7.1.1
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