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).
References
Link | Resource |
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http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97034397026473&w=2 | |
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97063854808796&w=2 | |
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2000/MDKSA-2000-059.php3 | Vendor Advisory |
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-075.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2002-07-31T04:00:00
Updated: 2016-10-17T13:57:01
Reserved: 2002-07-29T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2000-1207
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NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2000-09-30T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2016-10-18T02:09:13.740
Link: CVE-2000-1207
JSON object: View
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CWE