CVE-2002-0246
N/A
Published: April 2, 2003 at 05:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:57 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorUnixware
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%
Description
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAPatch
Source: [email protected]
ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/unixware/CSSA-2002-SCO.3/CSSA-2002-SCO.3.txtMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/255414VDB Entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8113.phpQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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