PT-2000-1153 · Linux · Man

Published 2000-02-26 · Updated 2008-09-10 · CVE-2000-0170

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions man (affected versions not specified)

Description A buffer overflow issue exists in the man program in Linux, allowing local users to gain privileges. This is achieved via the MANPAGER environmental variable.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2000-0170

Affected Products

Man

References · 6

• 🔥 https://github.com/mike182/exploit · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/19778 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/19779 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/255 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0170 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/1011 · Note