CVE-2003-0124
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Sep 1, 2004
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Reserved
- Mar 12, 2003
Description
man before 1.5l allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed man file with improper quotes, which causes the my_xsprintf function to return a string with the value "unsafe," which is then executed as a program via a system call if it is in the search path of the user who runs man.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 20030311 Vulnerability in man < 1.5lmailing-list
- man-myxsprintf-code-execution(11512)vdb-entry
- CLSA-2003:620vendor-advisory
- 7066vdb-entry
- RHSA-2003:134vendor-advisory
- GLSA-200303-13vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2003:133vendor-advisory
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