CVE-2003-0645 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information

CVE Reference: CVE-2003-0645
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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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