Some functions that implement the locale subsystem on Unix do not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows local attacke
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.
- Published
- Nov 14, 2000
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 15.6% · 97th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-264
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Action score
45
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 5 / 30 · 15.6%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| caldera | openlinux ebuilder | cpe:2.3:a:caldera:openlinux_ebuilder |
| caldera | openlinux | cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux |
| caldera | openlinux eserver | cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux_eserver |
| immunix | immunix | cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix |
| conectiva | linux | cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux |
| sgi | irix | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix |
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
| ibm | aix | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix |
| mandrakesoft | mandrake linux | cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux |
| redhat | linux | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux |
| slackware | slackware linux | cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux |
| sun | solaris | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris |
and 4 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- caldera openlinuxall versions
- caldera openlinux ebuilder3.0
- caldera openlinux eserver2.3
- conectiva linux4.0
- conectiva linux4.0es
- conectiva linux4.1
- conectiva linux4.2
- conectiva linux5.0
- conectiva linux5.1
- debian debian linux2.0
- debian debian linux2.1
- debian debian linux2.2
- debian debian linux2.3
- ibm aix3.2
- ibm aix3.2.4
- ibm aix3.2.5
- ibm aix4.0
- ibm aix4.1
- ibm aix4.1.1
- ibm aix4.1.2
Same product
caldera: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×11
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | local | 2000-09-04 |
| Exploit-DB entry | local | 2000-11-30 |
| Exploit-DB entry | local | 2000-12-02 |
| Exploit-DB entry | local | 2003-01-15 |
| Exploit-DB entry | local | 2000-09-06 |
| Exploit-DB entry | local | 2000-09-08 |
| Exploit-DB entry | local | 2000-11-30 |
| Exploit-DB entry | local | 2000-11-02 |
| Exploit-DB entry | local | 2000-11-20 |
| Exploit-DB entry | local | 2000-09-04 |
| Exploit-DB entry | local | 2000-09-04 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- First PoC-71 d
- Published
- TodaySep 30, 2026+9451 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access ControlsCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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References
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20000901-01-P
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0436.html
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0427.html
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/tru64/2000-q4/0000.html
- www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-030.0.txt
- www.debian.org/security/2000/20000902
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv5_draht_glibc_txt.html
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-057.html
- www.turbolinux.com/pipermail/tl-security-announce/2000-September/000020.html
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5176
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.