CVE-2003-0620 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in man-db versions 2.4.1 and earlier, specifically when installed with setuid permissions, affecting the andries_brouwer man product. These flaws allow local users to gain privileges through various manipulated arguments and environment variables. With a CVSS score of 4.6, this vulnerability is of medium severity, indicating that an attacker with local access can achieve partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts with low attack complexity. While not listed on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and it has garnered significant community discussion, though it is not currently considered actively exploited.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.3.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:2.3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.3.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:2.3.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.3.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:2.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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