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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 27, 2003· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2003-0620

CVE-2003-0620

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in man-db 2.4.1 and earlier, when installed setuid, allow local users to gain privileges via (1) MANDATORY_MANPATH, MANPATH_MAP, and MANDB_MAP arguments to add_to_dirlist in manp.c, (2) a long pathname to ult_src in ult_src.c, (3) a long .so argument to test_for_include in ult_src.c, (4) a long MANPATH environment variable, or (5) a long PATH environment variable.

Affected products

5
  • Andries Brouwer/Man5 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:2.3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:2.3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:2.3.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:2.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

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References

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