CVE-2003-0620 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can exploit buffer overflows in setuid man-db to gain elevated privileges via crafted environment variables or arguments.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2003-0620?
CVE-2003-0620 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Aug 2003. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple buffer overflows in man-db 2.4.1 and earlier, when installed setuid, allow local users to gain privileges via (1) MANDATORY_MANPATH, MANPATH_MAP, and MANDB_MAP arguments to add_to_dirlist in manp.c, (2) a long pathname to ult_src in ult_src.c, (3) a long .so argument to test_for_include in ult_src.c, (4) a long MANPATH environment variable, or (5) a long PATH environment variable.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0620?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Andries Brouwer Man.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0620?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2003-0620 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-0620 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0620, GHSA-57q8-53w4-9h6q.