Caldera : Security Vulnerabilities, CVEs, Published In 2000

Format string vulnerability in use_syslog() function in LPRng 3.6.24 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Some functions that implement the locale subsystem on Unix do not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows local attackers to execute arbitrary commands via functions such as gettext and catopen.

BitchX IRC client does not properly cleanse an untrusted format string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an invite to a channel whose name includes special formatting characters.

makewhatis in Linux man package allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.

The KApplication class in the KDE 1.1.2 configuration file management capability allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files.

Buffer overflow in the XDMCP parsing code of GNOME gdm, KDE kdm, and wdm allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or cause a denial of service via a long FORWARD_QUERY request.

Buffer overflow in fdmount on Linux systems allows local users in the "floppy" group to execute arbitrary commands via a long mountpoint parameter.

Vulnerability in Caldera rmt command in the dump package 0.4b4 allows a local user to gain root privileges.

Buffer overflow in Linux mount and umount allows local users to gain root privileges via a long relative pathname.

The default installation of Caldera OpenLinux 2.3 includes the CGI program rpm_query, which allows remote attackers to determine what packages are installed on the system.