7.2high
CVE-2000-01703 exploits
Buffer overflow in the man program in Linux allows local users to gain privileges via the MANPAGER environmental variable.
Published 26 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.0%
percentile 81%
Public exploits
3
Exploit-DB
Summary
Buffer overflow in the man program in Linux allows local users to gain privileges via the MANPAGER environmental variable.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.99% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-255 RedHat 6.1 - 'man' Local Overflow / Local Privilege Escalation · local · 2001-01-19
- EDB-19779 RedHat 4.x/5.x/6.x / RedHat man 1.5 / Turbolinux man 1.5 / Turbolinux 3.5/4.x - 'man' Buffer Overrun (2) · local · 2000-02-26
- EDB-19778 RedHat 4.x/5.x/6.x / RedHat man 1.5 / Turbolinux man 1.5 / Turbolinux 3.5/4.x - 'man' Buffer Overrun (1) · local · 2000-02-26
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/1011 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2000-0170
- NVD: CVE-2000-0170
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