CVE-2003-0645
N/A
Published: August 14, 2003 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:02 PM UTC
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106018504800341&w=2Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-364VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12848Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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