Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 26, 2000· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2000-0170
CVE-2000-0170
Description
Buffer overflow in the man program in Linux allows local users to gain privileges via the MANPAGER environmental variable.
Affected products
11cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:turbolinux:turbolinux:3.5b2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:turbolinux:turbolinux:3.5b2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:turbolinux:turbolinux:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:turbolinux:turbolinux:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
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