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CVE-2000-1207
Published: Jul 31, 2002
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
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).
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
20001003 SuSE: userhelper/usermode
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
20000930 glibc and userhelper - local root
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
RHSA-2000:075
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
MDKSA-2000:059
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRAKE
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