CVE-2001-1028

Severity

72%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

165%

Buffer overflow in ultimate_source function of man 1.5 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges.

Buffer overflow in ultimate_source function of man 1.5 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.2. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

Type

Red Hat Linux

First reported 23 years ago

2001-05-28 04:00:00

Last updated 16 years ago

2008-09-05 20:25:00

Affected Software

Red Hat Linux 5.0

5.0

Red Hat Linux 5.1

5.1

Red Hat Linux 5.2

5.2

Red Hat Linux 6.0

6.0

Red Hat Linux 6.1

6.1

Red Hat Linux 6.2

6.2

References

man-ultimate-source-bo(8622)

RHSA-2001:072

Patch, Vendor Advisory

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