Vulnerabilities > CVE-2000-0170

047910
CVSS 7.2 - HIGH
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
local
low complexity
redhat
turbolinux
exploit available
NVD
Published: 2000-02-26
Updated: 2008-09-10

Summary

Buffer overflow in the man program in Linux allows local users to gain privileges via the MANPAGER environmental variable.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Redhat
8
OS
Turbolinux
3

Exploit-Db

  • descriptionRedHat 4.x/5.x/6.x,RedHat man 1.5,Turbolinux man 1.5,Turbolinux 3.5/4.x man Buffer Overrun (1). CVE-2000-0170. Local exploit for linux platform
    idEDB-ID:19778
    last seen2016-02-02
    modified2000-02-26
    published2000-02-26
    reporterBabcia Padlina
    sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/19778/
    titleRedHat 4.x/5.x/6.x / RedHat man 1.5 / Turbolinux man 1.5 / Turbolinux 3.5/4.x man - Buffer Overrun 1
  • descriptionRedHat 4.x/5.x/6.x,RedHat man 1.5,Turbolinux man 1.5,Turbolinux 3.5/4.x man Buffer Overrun (2). CVE-2000-0170. Local exploit for linux platform
    idEDB-ID:19779
    last seen2016-02-02
    modified2000-02-26
    published2000-02-26
    reporterBabcia Padlina
    sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/19779/
    titleRedHat 4.x/5.x/6.x / RedHat man 1.5 / Turbolinux man 1.5 / Turbolinux 3.5/4.x man - Buffer Overrun 2
  • descriptionRedhat 6.1 man Local Exploit (egid 15). CVE-2000-0170. Local exploit for linux platform
    idEDB-ID:255
    last seen2016-01-31
    modified2001-01-19
    published2001-01-19
    reporterteleh0r
    sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/255/
    titleRedhat 6.1 man Local Exploit egid 15

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