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CVE Reference: CVE-2003-0645
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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.

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

XF
  http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/12848

DEBIAN
  http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-364

BUGTRAQ
  http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=106018504800341&w=2

BID
  8352


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