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CVE-2002-0246

Format string vulnerability in the message catalog library functions in UnixWare 7.1.1 allows local users to gain privil

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.00613
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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caldera unixwareall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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localCaldera UnixWare 7.1.1 - Message Catalog Environment Variable Format Stringverified
poconline.securityfocus.com · 255414online.securityfocus.com
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Scoring & Timeline

7.2
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD29 May 2002 · 04:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/unixware/CSSA-2002-SCO.3/CSSA-2002-SCO.3.txtPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8113.phpPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4060
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