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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 11, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2001-1178

CVE-2001-1178

Description

Buffer overflow in xman allows local users to gain privileges via a long MANPATH environment variable.

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Affected products

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Xorg/X11r6
cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0234.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/3030nvdVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6853nvd

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