DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0620

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0620
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0620.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0620
Upstream
Downstream
Published
2003-08-27T04:00:00Z
Modified
2026-09-01T20:01:05Z
Summary
[none]
Details

Multiple buffer overflows in man-db 2.4.1 and earlier, when installed setuid, allow local users to gain privileges via (1) MANDATORY_MANPATH, MANPATH_MAP, and MANDB_MAP arguments to add_to_dirlist in manp.c, (2) a long pathname to ult_src in ult_src.c, (3) a long .so argument to test_for_include in ult_src.c, (4) a long MANPATH environment variable, or (5) a long PATH environment variable.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / man-db

Package

Name
man-db
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/man-db?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.4.1-13

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0620.json"

Debian:13 / man-db

Package

Name
man-db
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/man-db?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.4.1-13

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0620.json"

Debian:14 / man-db

Package

Name
man-db
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/man-db?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.4.1-13

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0620.json"