low2.1
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.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Wolfram Schneider | Makewhatis | through 1.5i2 |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99227597227747&w=2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-072.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=41805
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99227597227747&w=2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-072.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=41805