Vulnerabilities > CVE-2001-0641 - Heap Overflow vulnerability in Man -S
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL Integrity impact
PARTIAL Availability impact
PARTIAL Summary
Buffer overflow in man program in various distributions of Linux allows local user to execute arbitrary code as group man via a long -S option.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 3 | |
| OS | 3 | |
| OS | 7 |
Exploit-Db
| description | Immunix OS 6.2/7.0,Redhat 5.2/6.2/7.0,S.u.S.E 6.x/7.0/7.1 Man -S Heap Overflow. CVE-2001-0641. Local exploit for linux platform |
| id | EDB-ID:20843 |
| last seen | 2016-02-02 |
| modified | 2001-05-13 |
| published | 2001-05-13 |
| reporter | zenith parsec |
| source | https://www.exploit-db.com/download/20843/ |
| title | Immunix OS 6.2/7.0, Redhat 5.2/6.2/7.0, S.u.S.E 6.x/7.0/7.1 Man -S - Heap Overflow |
Redhat
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References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0087.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_019_man_txt.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-069.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/190136
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2711
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6530