Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0964 (CCN-3829)

Assigned:1997-02-05
Published:1997-02-05
Updated:2008-09-09
Summary:Buffer overflow in FreeBSD setlocale in the libc module allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long PATH_LOCALE environment variable.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-97:01
setlocale() bug in all released versions of FreeBSD

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0964

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
6086

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 6086
FreeBSD libc setlocale() PATH_LOCALE Variable Overflow

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
freebsd-setlocale-bo(3829)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    freebsd freebsd 2.1.6
    freebsd freebsd 2.1.6