| Name | CVE-2003-0645 |
| Description | man-db 2.3.12 and 2.3.18 to 2.4.1 uses certain user-controlled DEFINE directives from the ~/.manpath file, even when running setuid, which could allow local users to gain privileges. |
| 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) | bullseye | 2.9.4-2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2.11.2-2 | fixed | |
| trixie | 2.13.0-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 2.13.1-1 | 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 |