CVE-2000-0170
HighPublished
Buffer overflow in the man program in Linux allows local users to gain privileges via the MANPAGER environmental variable.
- Published
- Apr 10, 2000
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Feb 26, 2000
Primary CVSS
7.2/ 10High
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C2.0%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 79.5%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
Buffer overflow in the man program in Linux allows local users to gain privileges via the MANPAGER environmental variable.
Sources
4- exploitExploit
CVE-2000-0170
teleh0r · linux · Jan 19, 2001
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