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CVE-2003-0645
Published: Aug 14, 2003
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
man-db 2.3.12 and 2.3.18 to 2.4.1 uses certain user-controlled DEFINE directives from the ~/.manpath file, even when running setuid, which could allow local users to gain privileges.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
8352
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
20030806 man-db[v2.4.1-]: open_cat_stream() privileged call exploit.
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
mandb-opencatstream-gain-privileges(12848)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
DSA-364
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
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