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CVE-2001-06411 exploit

Buffer overflow in man program in various distributions of Linux allows local user to execute arbitrary code as group man via a long -S opt…

Published 25 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.6
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.3%
percentile 70%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Buffer overflow in man program in various distributions of Linux allows local user to execute arbitrary code as group man via a long -S option.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.26% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-20843 Immunix OS 6.2/7.0 / RedHat 5.2/6.2/7.0 / SuSE Linux 6.x/7.0/7.1 - 'Man -S' Heap Overflow · local · 2001-05-13

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.04.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/6530 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2001-069.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0087.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/190136 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • novell.com /linux/security/advisories/2001_019_man_txt.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/2711 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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