Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 17, 2001· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2001-1179
CVE-2001-1179
Description
xman allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the MANPATH to point to a man page whose filename contains shell metacharacters.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
1- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/197498nvdExploit
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