DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0645

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0645
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0645.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0645
Upstream
Downstream
Published
2003-08-27T04:00:00Z
Modified
2025-11-19T02:01:14.745350Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

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"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0645.json"

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"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0645.json"

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"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0645.json"

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"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0645.json"