CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0170

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
1.99%

78th percentile - higher than 78% of all known CVEs

Summary

Buffer overflow in the man program in Linux allows local users to gain privileges via the MANPAGER environmental variable.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to serious security implications for the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system and monitor the MANPAGER environmental variable to mitigate the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in the man program in Linux allows local users to gain privileges via the MANPAGER environmental variable.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS