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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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5724 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10159.php | Patch Vendor Advisory |
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-012.txt.asc | |
http://www.osvdb.org/7565 |
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Information
Published : 2003-04-21 21:00
Updated : 2008-09-05 13:30
NVD link : CVE-2002-1476
Mitre link : CVE-2002-1476
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CWE
Products Affected
netbsd
- netbsd