CVE-2003-0645 EXPLOIT
4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 0.7% (pctl 53)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.6 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 0.74% — more likely to be exploited than 53% 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 | man-db 2.4.1 - 'open_cat_stream()' Local uid=man | 2003-08-06 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106018504800341&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-364
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8352
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12848
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106018504800341&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-364
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8352
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12848
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