{
    "id": "CVE-2000-0170",
    "published": "2000-02-26 05:00:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 21:51:08",
    "cvss_score": "7.2",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "Buffer overflow in the man program in Linux allows local users to gain privileges via the MANPAGER environmental variable.",
    "epss_score": "0.01986",
    "epss_percentile": "0.80001",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-10 18:17:02",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "turbolinux",
            "product": "turbolinux"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "255",
            "title": "RedHat 6.1 - 'man' Local Overflow / Local Privilege Escalation",
            "date": "2001-01-19",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/255"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "19778",
            "title": "RedHat 4.x/5.x/6.x / RedHat man 1.5 / Turbolinux man 1.5 / Turbolinux 3.5/4.x - 'man' Buffer Overrun (1)",
            "date": "2000-02-26",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19778"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "19779",
            "title": "RedHat 4.x/5.x/6.x / RedHat man 1.5 / Turbolinux man 1.5 / Turbolinux 3.5/4.x - 'man' Buffer Overrun (2)",
            "date": "2000-02-26",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19779"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1011",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1011"
    ]
}