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CVE DATABASE  /  CVE-2003-0645

CVE-2003-0645

CVSS 4.6 · MEDIUM

Summary

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.

CVSS 2.0 breakdown

Base score4.6 (MEDIUM)
VectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Attack vectorLOCAL
Attack complexityLOW
ConfidentialityPARTIAL
IntegrityPARTIAL
AvailabilityPARTIAL

Affected products

Andries_brouwer man
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References

Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2026-04-16. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

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