CVE-2001-1277 Command injection in n/a
A local attacker in the man group can overwrite arbitrary files via shell metacharacters in man page names, requiring an upgrade to the man package.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-1277?
CVE-2001-1277 is a low-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jun 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
makewhatis in the man package before 1.5i2 allows an attacker in group man to overwrite arbitrary files via a man page whose name contains shell metacharacters.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1277?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wolfram Schneider Makewhatis.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1277?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1277 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2001-1277 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1277 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ccvr-q2fw-7j4w.