CVE-2001-1178

Buffer overflow in xman allows local users to gain privileges via a long MANPATH environment variable...

CVE-2001-1178

CVE-2001-1178 (xman) is a local privilege-escalation vulnerability caused by a buffer overflow triggered by a long MANPATH environment variable. Affected component: xman. Root cause: insufficient bounds checking on MANPATH leading to overflow. Impact: local users may gain privileges; exploitation...