CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-0980

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Docview before 1.0-15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters that are processed when converting a man page to a web page.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to execute remote code, potentially leading to system compromise.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade docview to version 1.0-15 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

docview before 1.0-15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters that are processed when converting a man page to a web page.

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