CVE-2003-0620

Published Aug 27, 2003

Last updated 8 years ago

Overview

Description: Multiple buffer overflows in man-db 2.4.1 and earlier, when installed setuid, allow local users to gain privileges via (1) MANDATORY_MANPATH, MANPATH_MAP, and MANDB_MAP arguments to add_to_dirlist in manp.c, (2) a long pathname to ult_src in ult_src.c, (3) a long .so argument to test_for_include in ult_src.c, (4) a long MANPATH environment variable, or (5) a long PATH environment variable.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Hype score: Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 4.6
Impact score: 6.4
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Configurations

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      {
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            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "4AEEC77C-F935-486B-A250-D23C778A8D2B"
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:2.3.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "EAEC6AB2-E460-4573-A681-88721E4D5381"
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:2.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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          },
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            "vulnerable": true,
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          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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          }
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      }
    ]
  }
]

Overview

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Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Weaknesses

Configurations

References