Vulnerability Details CVE-2003-0124
man before 1.5l allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed man file with improper quotes, which causes the my_xsprintf function to return a string with the value "unsafe," which is then executed as a program via a system call if it is in the search path of the user who runs man.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.019
EPSS Ranking 82.4%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 4.6
References
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000620
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104740927915154&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104802285112752&w=2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-133.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-134.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7066
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11512
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000620
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104740927915154&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104802285112752&w=2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-133.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-134.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7066
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11512
Products affected by CVE-2003-0124
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cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:1.5h1
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cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:1.5i
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cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:1.5i2
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cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:1.5j
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cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:1.5k