CVE-2000-1207
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jul 31, 2002
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Reserved
- Jul 29, 2002
Description
userhelper in the usermode package on Red Hat Linux executes non-setuid programs as root, which does not activate the security measures in glibc and allows the programs to be exploited via format string vulnerabilities in glibc via the LANG or LC_ALL environment variables (CVE-2000-0844).
Scores
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Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 20001003 SuSE: userhelper/usermodemailing-list
- 20000930 glibc and userhelper - local rootmailing-list
- RHSA-2000:075vendor-advisory
- MDKSA-2000:059vendor-advisory
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