VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2003-0645

CVSS score4.6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.74%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2003-08-27
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

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