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CVE-2003-0645

Published: Aug 27, 2003 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
4.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0645
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
ManAndries_brouwer2.3.20 (including)2.3.20 (including)
ManAndries_brouwer2.4.1 (including)2.4.1 (including)

References

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