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CVE-2002-0246

HIGH CVSS: 7.2 Published: 2002-05-29 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Caldera Unixware

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References