CVE-2000-0170

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

CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1011
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1011

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:turbolinux:turbolinux:3.5b2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:turbolinux:turbolinux:4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:turbolinux:turbolinux:4.4:::::::*

History

20 Nov 2024, 23:31

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1011 -~~	() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1011 -

Information

Published : 2000-02-26 05:00

Updated : 2026-04-16 00:27

NVD link : CVE-2000-0170

Mitre link : CVE-2000-0170

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2000-0170

JSON object : View

Products Affected

redhat

linux

turbolinux

turbolinux

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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