CVE-2003-0124

security flaw

Published Sep 1, 2004 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2003-0120 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 1:43 AM
Reserved
Mar 12, 2003, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 18, 2003, 5:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:01 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Mar 11, 2003, 12:00 AM