mandb in the man-db package before 2.3.16-3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via the command line options (1) -u or (2) -c, which do not drop privileges and follow symlinks.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2001-1312 mandb in the man-db package before 2.3.16-3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via the command line options (1) -u or (2) -c, which do not drop privileges and follow symlinks.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:51:08.401Z

Reserved: 2002-05-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2001-1331

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2001-05-03T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2001-1331

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