PT-2001-1834 · Linux · Man

Published 2001-09-20 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2001-0641

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description: A buffer overflow issue exists in the man program, affecting various Linux distributions. This allows a local user to execute arbitrary code as the group man by providing a long -S option.

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

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0641

Affected Products

Man

References · 8

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/20843 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/2711 · Exploit
• http://novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_019_man_txt.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-069.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0641 · Security Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0087.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/190136 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6530 · Note