CVE-2001-1277 describes a vulnerability in the makewhatis utility within the man package prior to version 1.5i2. An attacker belonging to the 'man' group could exploit this by crafting a man page with shell metacharacters in its name, leading to arbitrary file overwrites. This is a low-severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1, indicating local access and low attack complexity, primarily impacting integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.5i2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wolfram_schneider:makewhatis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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