Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : man (MDKSA-2000:015)

Internet Security Systems ISS X-Force has identified a vulnerability in the makewhatis Bourne shell script that ships with many Linux distributions. It is found in versions 1.5e and higher of man, and handles temporary files insecurely. Local users may gain a variety of privileges depending on th...

RedHat 6.16.27.07.1 - Man Cache File Creation

RedHat 6.16.27.07.1 - Man Cache File Creation source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2815/info A vulnerability exists in the 'man' system manual pager program. It is possible for local users to cause man to cache files in the system cache directory from outside of the configured manual page...