CVE-2000-0170 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2% (pctl 80)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in the man program in Linux allows local users to gain privileges via the MANPAGER environmental variable.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 1.99% — more likely to be exploited than 80% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2000-02-26 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| redhat | linux |
| turbolinux | turbolinux |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | RedHat 6.1 - 'man' Local Overflow / Local Privilege Escalation | 2001-01-19 |
| exploit-db | RedHat 4.x/5.x/6.x / RedHat man 1.5 / Turbolinux man 1.5 / Turbolinux 3.5/4.x - 'man' Buffer Overrun (1) | 2000-02-26 |
| exploit-db | RedHat 4.x/5.x/6.x / RedHat man 1.5 / Turbolinux man 1.5 / Turbolinux 3.5/4.x - 'man' Buffer Overrun (2) | 2000-02-26 |
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