CVE-2003-0645 - man-db 2.3.12 and 2.3.18 to 2.4.1 uses certain user-controlled DEFINE directives from the ~/.manpath

CVE-2003-0645

Summary

man-db 2.3.12 and 2.3.18 to 2.4.1 uses certain user-controlled DEFINE directives from the ~/.manpath file, even when running setuid, which could allow local users to gain privileges.

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106018504800341&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-364
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8352
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12848

Vulnerable Configurations

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:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS

Base:	4.6 (as of 11-07-2017 - 01:29)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

CAPEC

Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication
LOCAL	LOW	NONE

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
PARTIAL	PARTIAL	PARTIAL

cvss-vector via4

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

refmap via4

bid	8352
bugtraq	20030806 man-db[v2.4.1-]: open_cat_stream() privileged call exploit.
debian	DSA-364
xf	mandb-opencatstream-gain-privileges(12848)

Last major update

11-07-2017 - 01:29

Published

27-08-2003 - 04:00

Last modified

11-07-2017 - 01:29