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CVE-2001-1331

Published

22 years ago

Last Modified

15 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

Low

Impact Analysis

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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..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity: Low
Base Score: 1.2/10
Exploit Score: 1.9/10
Access Vector: Local
Access Complexity: High
Authentication Required: None
Impact Score: 2.9/10
Confidentiality Impact: None
Availability Impact: None
Integrity Impact: Partial

Products Affected

CPE	Affected	Vulnerable	Excluding	Edit
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:::::::*	Yes	-	-
cpe:2.3:o:progeny:debian:1.0:::::::*	Yes	-	-

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-056
http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3307
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2720