Vulnerabilities > CVE-2001-1179 - Local Security vulnerability in Xfree86 Project X11R6 3.3.2

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
xfree86-project

Summary

xman allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the MANPATH to point to a man page whose filename contains shell metacharacters.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Xfree86_Project
1