CVE-1999-1313

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Published Sep 12, 2001 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Manual page reader (man) in FreeBSD 2.2 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a sequence of commands.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.0.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1294	Manual page reader (man) in FreeBSD 2.2 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a sequence of commands.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.326% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/old/FreeBSD-SA-96:11.man.asc
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/g-24.shtml
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7348

History

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Subscriptions

Freebsd Freebsd

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 5:11 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 12, 2001, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 5:11 PM
Reserved: Aug 31, 2001, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Apr 16, 2026, 12:27 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 23, 1996, 4:00 AM
Modified: Apr 16, 2026, 12:27 AM

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