PT-2001-1422 · Linux · Man

Published 2001-05-03 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2001-0193

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 format string issue in the man application, present in some Linux distributions, could allow local users to elevate privileges. This is achievable by providing a malformed -l parameter.

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

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0193

Affected Products

Man

References · 6

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/20604 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/2327 · Exploit
• http://debian.org/security/2001/dsa-028 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0193 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6059 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98096782126481&w=2 · Note