CVE-2003-0645

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Published Aug 14, 2003 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

man-db 2.3.12 and 2.3.18 to 2.4.1 uses certain user-controlled DEFINE directives from the ~/.manpath file, even when running setuid, which could allow local users to gain privileges.

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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:2.3.20:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:2.4.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0639	man-db 2.3.12 and 2.3.18 to 2.4.1 uses certain user-controlled DEFINE directives from the ~/.manpath file, even when running setuid, which could allow local users to gain privileges.

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% (0.742% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106018504800341&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-364
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8352
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12848

History

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Subscriptions

Andries Brouwer Man

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:58 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 14, 2003, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:58 AM
Reserved: Aug 1, 2003, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:02 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 27, 2003, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:02 PM

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