CVE-2003-0620 Affecting man-db package, versions <2.4.1-13


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (1st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-MANDB-289672
  • published27 Aug 2003
  • disclosed27 Aug 2003

Introduced: 27 Aug 2003

CVE-2003-0620  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 man-db to version 2.4.1-13 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream man-db package and not the man-db package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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