CVE-2001-0193

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Format string vulnerability in man in some Linux distributions allows local users to gain privileges via a malformed -l parameter.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
May 3, 2001
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2001-0193: High severity, CVSS 7.2 | Vulnix