CVE-2003-0620

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.

CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105951284512898&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105960276803617&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-364	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105951284512898&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105960276803617&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-364	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:2.3.18:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:2.3.19:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:2.3.20:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:2.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:2.4.1:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2003-08-27 04:00

Updated : 2025-04-03 01:03

NVD link : CVE-2003-0620

Mitre link : CVE-2003-0620

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2003-0620

JSON object : View

Products Affected

andries_brouwer

man

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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