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Status published
Medium
CVE-2001-0641
Buffer overflow in man program in various distributions of Linux...
Vulnerability Description
Buffer overflow in man program in various distributions of Linux allows local user to execute arbitrary code as group man via a long -S option.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6530
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-069.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0087.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/190136
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_019_man_txt.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2711
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
6.2, 7.0, 7.0_beta, 5.2, 6.0, 6.1, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 9th, 2002
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.