| Name | CVE-2003-0620 |
| Description | Multiple buffer overflows in man-db 2.4.1 and earlier, when installed setuid, allow local users to gain privileges via (1) MANDATORY_MANPATH, MANPATH_MAP, and MANDB_MAP arguments to add_to_dirlist in manp.c, (2) a long pathname to ult_src in ult_src.c, (3) a long .so argument to test_for_include in ult_src.c, (4) a long MANPATH environment variable, or (5) a long PATH environment variable. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-364 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| man-db (PTS) | buster | 2.8.5-2 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 2.8.5-2+deb10u1 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 2.9.4-2 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 2.11.2-2 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 2.12.1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| man-db | source | woody | 2.3.20-18.woody.4 | DSA-364 | ||
| man-db | source | (unstable) | 2.4.1-13 |