CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-1178

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in xman allows local users to gain privileges via a long MANPATH environment variable.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges on the system, posing a serious security threat.

Recommendation

It is recommended to limit the length of the MANPATH variable and update the xman software to the latest version to mitigate the risk.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in xman allows local users to gain privileges via a long MANPATH environment variable.

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