PT-2001-1063 · Man · Man

Published 2001-05-28 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2001-1028

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions man versions 1.5 and earlier

Description The issue allows local users to gain privileges due to a buffer overflow in the ultimate source function. Additionally, there are multiple vulnerabilities in the man-1.5i2 package that can lead to disruption of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information, and these can be exploited remotely.

Recommendations For man version 1.5 and earlier, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-08160

CVE-2001-1028

Affected Products

Man

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1028 · Security Note
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-072.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-08160 · Security Note
• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001-072.html · Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/8622.php · Note