CVE-2003-0620 EXPLOIT
4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 0.8% (pctl 56)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in man-db 2.4.1 and earlier, when installed setuid, allow local users to gain privileges via (1) MANDATORY_MANPATH, MANPATH_MAP, and MANDB_MAP arguments to add_to_dirlist in manp.c, (2) a long pathname to ult_src in ult_src.c, (3) a long .so argument to test_for_include in ult_src.c, (4) a long MANPATH environment variable, or (5) a long PATH environment variable.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.6 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 0.8% — more likely to be exploited than 56% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-08-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| andries brouwer | man |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | ManDB Utility 2.3/2.4 - Local Buffer Overflow | 2003-07-29 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD