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CVE-2003-0124 Details

Description

man before 1.5l allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed man file with improper quotes, which causes the my_xsprintf function to return a string with the value "unsafe," which is then executed as a program via a system call if it is in the search path of the user who runs man.

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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://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000620 CVE
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104740927915154&w=2 CVE
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104802285112752&w=2 CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11512 CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-133.html CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

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

Affected Products

ProductVersions
andries brouwer man
1.5h1
1.5i
1.5i2
1.5j
1.5k

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:1.5h1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:1.5i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:1.5i2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:1.5j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:man:1.5k:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2003-0124
NVD Published Date:
Mar 18, 2003
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]