CVE-2003-0124
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...
- Published
- Sep 1, 2004
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Mar 11, 2003
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 72.9%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1Jack Lloyd · linux · Mar 11, 2003
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