Buffer overflow in the man program in Linux allows local users to gain privileges via the MANPAGER environmental variable.
2000-02-26T05:00:00.000
2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Deferred
CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
3.9
10.0
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | redhat | linux | 4.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | redhat | linux | 4.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | redhat | linux | 4.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | redhat | linux | 5.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | redhat | linux | 5.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | redhat | linux | 5.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | redhat | linux | 6.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | redhat | linux | 6.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | turbolinux | turbolinux | 3.5b2 | Yes |
| Operating System | turbolinux | turbolinux | 4.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | turbolinux | turbolinux | 4.4 | Yes |