Published: 27/08/2003 Updated: 11/07/2017

CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.6 | Impact Score: 6.4 | Exploitability Score: 3.9

VMScore: 465

Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

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andries brouwer man 2.3.20
andries brouwer man 2.4.1

man-db provides the standard man(1) command on Debian systems During configuration of this package, the administrator is asked whether man(1) should run setuid to a dedicated user ("man") in order to provide a shared cache of preformatted manual pages The default is for man(1) NOT to be setuid, and in this configuration no known vulnerability exi ...

#!/bin/bash # xmandbsh: shell command file # # man-db[v241-]: local uid=man exploit # by: vade79/v9 v9 fakehalo deadpig org (fakehalo) # # open_cat_stream() privileged call exploit # # i've been conversing with the new man-db maintainer, and after the # initial post sent to bugtraq(which i forgot to inform him), i sent him # an email highligh ...

NVD-CWE-Other http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-364 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8352 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106018504800341&w=2 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12848 https://nvd.nist.gov https://www.debian.org/security/./dsa-364 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/75/

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