FKIE_CVE-2003-0124

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2003-03-18 05:00 - Updated: 2025-04-03 01:03
Severity ?
Summary
man before 1.5l allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed man file with improper quotes, which causes the my_xsprintf function to return a string with the value "unsafe," which is then executed as a program via a system call if it is in the search path of the user who runs man.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000620
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104740927915154&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104802285112752&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-133.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-134.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7066Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11512
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000620
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104740927915154&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104802285112752&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-133.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-134.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7066Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11512
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
andries_brouwer man 1.5h1
andries_brouwer man 1.5i
andries_brouwer man 1.5i2
andries_brouwer man 1.5j
andries_brouwer man 1.5k
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