CVE-2003-0620
man-db - buffer overflows, arbitrary command execution
EPSS 0.80%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2003-0620
To remediate CVE-2003-0620, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/man-db—upgrade to 2.4.1-13 or later
- —upgrade to 2.3.20-18.woody.2 or later
Is CVE-2003-0620 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.4.1-13
- from 0, < 2.3.20-18.woody.2