FKIE_CVE-2003-0620

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2003-08-27 04:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:02
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105951284512898&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105960276803617&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-364Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105951284512898&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105960276803617&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-364Patch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
andries_brouwer man 2.3.18
andries_brouwer man 2.3.19
andries_brouwer man 2.3.20
andries_brouwer man 2.4
andries_brouwer man 2.4.1
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