CVE-2000-0844
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 ge...
Affects 16 products across 13 vendors.
Broad class covering failures in permission enforcement. Deprecated in favor of CWE-284, CWE-862, CWE-863.
A vulnerability in the locale subsystem of Unix systems allows local attackers to execute arbitrary commands through improperly sanitized format strings in functions like gettext and catopen.
BSID: BS-2000-GLOBAL-157485-C • Model: /workspace/models/qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct-bf16 • Confidence: HIGH
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| CVE ID | CVE-2000-0844 |
|---|---|
| BSID | BS-2000-GLOBAL-157485-C BreachSpider Global ID |
| CVSS Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Published | 2000-11-14 |
| Last Modified | 2026-04-16 |
| ICS Relevance | 0% |
| Weakness (CWE) | |
| Source | NVD |
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.
Source: NIST NVD / MITRE CVE Database
The attack vector involves local attackers injecting malicious format strings into functions that handle locale data, leading to arbitrary code execution.
Exploitation Likelihood: CRITICAL
| Vendor | Product | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|
| Caldera | Openlinux | — |
| Caldera | Openlinux Ebuilder | — |
| Caldera | Openlinux Eserver | — |
| Conectiva | Linux | — |
| Debian | Debian Linux | — |
| Ibm | Aix | — |
| Immunix | Immunix | — |
| Mandrakesoft | Mandrake Linux | — |
| Redhat | Linux | — |
| Sgi | Irix | — |
| Slackware | Slackware Linux | — |
| Sun | Sunos | — |
| Sun | Solaris | — |
| Suse | Suse Linux | — |
| Trustix | Secure Linux | — |
| Turbolinux | Turbolinux | — |
| CISA KEV | Not in KEV catalog |
|---|---|
| Public Exploit | ⚠ Available — Reference |
| PoC Code | Not confirmed |
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| Model | /workspace/models/qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct-bf16 |
|---|---|
| Confidence | HIGH |
| Enriched At | 2026-05-24 |
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