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
Published
2003-08-27T04:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-24T23:48:31.676937Z
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) MANDATORYMANPATH, MANPATHMAP, and MANDBMAP arguments to addtodirlist in manp.c, (2) a long pathname to ultsrc in ultsrc.c, (3) a long .so argument to testforinclude in ultsrc.c, (4) a long MANPATH environment variable, or (5) a long PATH environment variable.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / man-db

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / man-db

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / man-db

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / man-db

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}