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CVE-2001-1331 Details

Description

mandb in the man-db package before 2.3.16-3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via the command line options (1) -u or (2) -c, which do not drop privileges and follow symlinks.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3307 CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-056 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2720 CVE
http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3307 [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-056 [email protected]PatchVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
debian debian linux
2.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
progeny debian
1.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:progeny:debian:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2001-1331
NVD Published Date:
May 3, 2001
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2001-1331 Details - Not Deferred