The vulnerability of the man utility function in the Linux operating system, which allows a hacker to inject arbitrary code.

The vulnerability of the man utility function in the Linux operating system is related to incorrect string handling. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a local attacker to inject arbitrary code through a specially created application...

Man Utility 2.3.19 Local Compression Program Privilege Elevation Vulnerability

No description provided by source. source: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8675/info A vulnerability has been reported in man that may allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges. The problem lies in man failing to carry out sufficient sanity checks before executing a user-defined compression...

Man 1.5.1 Catalog File Format String Vulnerability

No description provided by source. source: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7812/info A vulnerability has been reported in the man utility. The problem is said to occur due to a format string bug when handling a catalog file. As a result, an attacker may be capable of writing arbitrary values to...

Man Utility 2.3.19 - Local Compression Program Privilege Escalation

Man Utility 2.3.19 - Local Compression Program Privilege Escalation source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8675/info A vulnerability has been reported in man that may allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges. The problem lies in man failing to carry out sufficient sanity checks before...

Man 1.5.1 - Catalog File Format String

Man 1.5.1 - Catalog File Format String // source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7812/info A vulnerability has been reported in the man utility. The problem is said to occur due to a format string bug when handling a catalog file. As a result, an attacker may be capable of writing arbitrary...