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CVE-2003-06201 exploit

Multiple buffer overflows in man-db 2.4.1 and earlier, when installed setuid, allow local users to gain privileges via (1) MANDATORY_MANPAT…

Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.6
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.8%
percentile 57%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.80% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-22971 ManDB Utility 2.3/2.4 - Local Buffer Overflow · local · 2003-07-29

CVSS scores

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

References

  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=105951284512898&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=105960276803617&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2003/dsa-364 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred

Sources

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