CVE-2001-1277

makewhatis in the man package before 1.5i2 allows an attacker in group man to overwrite arbitrary files via a man page whose name contains shell metacharacters...

CVE-2001-1277

The CVE-2001-1277 issue affects the makewhatis component of the man package prior to version 1.5i2. A local attacker belonging to the group man can cause arbitrary files to be overwritten by crafting a man page name containing shell metacharacters, exploiting insufficient validation during proces...

CVE-2001-1277

makewhatis in the man package before 1.5i2 allows an attacker in group man to overwrite arbitrary files via a man page whose name contains shell metacharacters...