CVE-2003-0645

MediumCVSS 4.6/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.6/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 27, 2003
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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