CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-1179

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

xman allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the MANPATH to point to a man page whose filename contains shell metacharacters.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict access to the MANPATH variable and to monitor and control access to man pages.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

xman allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the MANPATH to point to a man page whose filename contains shell metacharacters.

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