Multiple buffer overflows in man-db 2.4.1 and earlier, when installed setuid, allow local users to gain privileges via (1) MANDATORY_MANPATH, MANPATH_MAP, and MANDB_MAP arguments to add_to_dirlist in manp.c, (2) a long pathname to ult_src in ult_src.c, (3) a long .so argument to test_for_include in ult_src.c, (4) a long MANPATH environment variable, or (5) a long PATH environment variable.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2003-08-01T04:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-08T01:58:11.113Z
Reserved: 2003-07-31T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2003-0620
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2003-08-27T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2024-11-20T23:45:09.513
Link: CVE-2003-0620
Redhat
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