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CVE-2003-0124
man before 1.5l allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed man file with improper quotes, which causes the my_xsprintf…
Medium4.6EPSS 1.5%
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- mitre
Description
man before 1.5l allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed man file with improper quotes, which causes the my_xsprintf function to return a string with the value "unsafe," which is then executed as a program via a system call if it is in the search path of the user who runs man.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.5% · top 26% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (7)
- 20030311 Vulnerability in man < 1.5l (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- man-myxsprintf-code-execution(11512) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- CLSA-2003:620 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- 7066 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2003:134 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- GLSA-200303-13 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- RHSA-2003:133 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .