Vulnerabilities > CVE-2003-0124 - Unspecified vulnerability in Andries Brouwer MAN

047910
CVSS 0.0 - NONE
Attack vector
UNKNOWN
Attack complexity
UNKNOWN
Privileges required
UNKNOWN
Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN
Integrity impact
UNKNOWN
Availability impact
UNKNOWN
andries-brouwer
nessus
exploit available

Summary

man before 1.5l allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed man file with improper quotes, which causes the my_xsprintf function to return a string with the value "unsafe," which is then executed as a program via a system call if it is in the search path of the user who runs man.

Exploit-Db

descriptionMan Program 1.5 Unsafe Return Value Command Execution Vulnerability. CVE-2003-0124. Local exploit for linux platform
idEDB-ID:22344
last seen2016-02-02
modified2003-03-11
published2003-03-11
reporterJack Lloyd
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/22344/
titleMan Program 1.5 Unsafe Return Value Command Execution Vulnerability

Nessus

  • NASL familyRed Hat Local Security Checks
    NASL idREDHAT-RHSA-2003-134.NASL
    descriptionUpdated man packages fix a minor security vulnerability. The man package includes tools for finding information and documentation about commands on a system. Versions of man before 1.51 have a bug where a malformed man file can cause a program named
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id12386
    published2004-07-06
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/12386
    titleRHEL 2.1 : man (RHSA-2003:134)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2003:134. The text 
    # itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(12386);
      script_version ("1.27");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:10");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2003-0124");
      script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2003:134");
    
      script_name(english:"RHEL 2.1 : man (RHSA-2003:134)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks the rpm output for the updated package");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Updated man packages fix a minor security vulnerability.
    
    The man package includes tools for finding information and
    documentation about commands on a system.
    
    Versions of man before 1.51 have a bug where a malformed man file can
    cause a program named 'unsafe' to be run. To exploit this
    vulnerability a local attacker would need to be able to get a victim
    to run man on a carefully crafted man file, and for the attacker to be
    able to create a file called 'unsafe' that will be on the victim's
    default path.
    
    Users of man can upgrade to these erratum packages which contain a
    patch to correct this vulnerability. These erratum packages also
    contain fixes for a number of other bugs."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2003-0124"
      );
      # http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=104740927915154
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104740927915154"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003:134"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected man package.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:man");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2003/03/18");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2003/04/28");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/07/06");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Red Hat Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("misc_func.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
    if (isnull(release) || "Red Hat" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat");
    os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Red Hat Enterprise Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Red Hat");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! preg(pattern:"^2\.1([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat 2.1", "Red Hat " + os_ver);
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && "s390" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Red Hat", cpu);
    if (cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "i386", cpu);
    
    yum_updateinfo = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/yum-updateinfo");
    if (!empty_or_null(yum_updateinfo)) 
    {
      rhsa = "RHSA-2003:134";
      yum_report = redhat_generate_yum_updateinfo_report(rhsa:rhsa);
      if (!empty_or_null(yum_report))
      {
        security_report_v4(
          port       : 0,
          severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
          extra      : yum_report 
        );
        exit(0);
      }
      else
      {
        audit_message = "affected by Red Hat security advisory " + rhsa;
        audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, audit_message);
      }
    }
    else
    {
      flag = 0;
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL2.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"man-1.5i2-7.21as.0")) flag++;
    
      if (flag)
      {
        security_report_v4(
          port       : 0,
          severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
          extra      : rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_package_caveat()
        );
        exit(0);
      }
      else
      {
        tested = pkg_tests_get();
        if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
        else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "man");
      }
    }
    
  • NASL familyMandriva Local Security Checks
    NASL idMANDRAKE_MDKSA-2003-054.NASL
    descriptionA difficult to exploit vulnerability was discovered in versions of man prior to 1.5l. A bug exists in man that could cause a program named
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id14038
    published2004-07-31
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/14038
    titleMandrake Linux Security Advisory : man (MDKSA-2003:054)

Redhat

advisories
  • rhsa
    idRHSA-2003:133
  • rhsa
    idRHSA-2003:134