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Medium
CVE-2003-0645
man-db 2.3.12 and 2.3.18 to 2.4.1 uses certain user-controlled DEFINE...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Affected Vendor
andries brouwer
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Vulnerable Versions:
2.3.20, 2.4.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 14th, 2003
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.