Description
mandb in the man-db package before 2.3.16-3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via the command line options (1) -u or (2) -c, which do not drop privileges and follow symlinks.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 1.2/10
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NAffected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- May 3, 2001
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified