Description
Multiple buffer overflows in man-db 2.4.1 and earlier, when installed setuid, allow local users to gain privileges via (1) MANDATORY_MANPATH, MANPATH_MAP, and MANDB_MAP arguments to add_to_dirlist in manp.c, (2) a long pathname to ult_src in ult_src.c, (3) a long .so argument to test_for_include in ult_src.c, (4) a long MANPATH environment variable, or (5) a long PATH environment variable.
Affected products
- andries_brouwer / man2.3.18 – 2.3.18
- andries_brouwer / man2.3.19 – 2.3.19
- andries_brouwer / man2.3.20 – 2.3.20
- andries_brouwer / man2.4 – 2.4
- andries_brouwer / man2.4.1 – 2.4.1
References
- MAILING_LISThttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105951284512898&w=2
- MAILING_LISThttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105960276803617&w=2
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-364