CVE-2002-1476

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

20 Nov 2024, 23:41

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-012.txt.asc - () ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-012.txt.asc -
References () http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10159.php - Patch, Vendor Advisory () http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10159.php - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References () http://www.osvdb.org/7565 - () http://www.osvdb.org/7565 -
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5724 - Patch, Vendor Advisory () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5724 - Patch, Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2003-04-22 04:00

Updated : 2024-11-20 23:41


NVD link : CVE-2002-1476

Mitre link : CVE-2002-1476

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2002-1476


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Products Affected

netbsd

  • netbsd