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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cve-icon 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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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-08-27T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2016-10-18T02:35:55.430

Link: CVE-2003-0620

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