CVE-2000-0844 describes a critical format string vulnerability within the locale subsystem of various Unix-like operating systems, including distributions from Red Hat, Debian, and SuSE. This flaw allows local attackers to execute arbitrary commands by injecting malicious format strings into functions like gettext and catopen. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the CISA KEV catalog, multiple exploit proofs-of-concept exist on ExploitDB, indicating its exploitability, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:caldera:openlinux_ebuilder:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0esCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:4.0es:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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