CVE-2002-1476
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Summary
Buffer overflow in setlocale in libc on NetBSD 1.4.x through 1.6, and possibly other operating systems, when called with the LC_ALL category, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code via a user-controlled locale string that has more than 6 elements, which exceeds the boundaries of the new_categories category array, as exploitable through programs such as xterm and zsh.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
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ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-012.txt.asc
- http://www.osvdb.org/7565
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5724
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10159.php
References
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-012.txt.asc
- http://www.osvdb.org/7565
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5724
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10159.php
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