CVE - CVE-2003-0124

CVE-ID
CVE-2003-0124	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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BID:7066 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7066 BUGTRAQ:20030311 Vulnerability in man < 1.5l URL:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104740927915154&w=2 CONECTIVA:CLSA-2003:620 URL:~~http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000620~~ (Obsolete source - check if archived by the Wayback Machine) GENTOO:GLSA-200303-13 URL:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104802285112752&w=2 REDHAT:RHSA-2003:133 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-133.html REDHAT:RHSA-2003:134 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-134.html XF:man-myxsprintf-code-execution(11512) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11512
Date Record Created
20040901	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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