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CVE-2002-0246

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2002-05-29 · updated 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 products

• Caldera Unixware: 7.1.1

References

• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/255414
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8113.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4060
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/255414
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8113.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4060

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