ID CVE-2003-0620
Summary 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.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:2.3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:2.3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:2.3.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:2.3.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:2.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:2.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 4.6 (as of 18-10-2016 - 02:35)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-Other
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
LOCAL LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
PARTIAL PARTIAL PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
refmap via4
bugtraq
  • 20030729 man-db[] multiple(4) vulnerabilities.
  • 20030730 Re: man-db[] multiple(4) vulnerabilities.
debian DSA-364
Last major update 18-10-2016 - 02:35
Published 27-08-2003 - 04:00
Last modified 18-10-2016 - 02:35
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