CVE - CVE-2002-1476

CVE-ID
CVE-2002-1476	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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BID:5724 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5724 NETBSD:NetBSD-SA2002-012 URL:ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-012.txt.asc OSVDB:7565 URL:~~http://www.osvdb.org/7565~~ (Obsolete source) XF:netbsd-libc-setlocale-bo(10159) URL:~~http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10159.php~~ (Obsolete source - check if archived by the Wayback Machine)
Date Record Created
20040901	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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