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man
by:
SecurityFocus
7.2
CVSS
HIGH
Heap Overflow
119
CWE
Product Name: man
Affected Version From: N/A
Affected Version To: N/A
Patch Exists: Yes
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: N/A
Metasploit: N/A
Other Scripts: N/A
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2002

Heap Overflow Vulnerability in ‘man’ System Manual Pager Program

A heap overflow vulnerability exists in the 'man' system manual pager program due to a length check error when the -S option is given. As a result, it may be possible for a local user to execute arbitrary code with group 'man' privileges.

Mitigation:

Upgrade to the latest version of the 'man' system manual pager program.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2711/info

A heap overflow vulnerability exists in the 'man' system manual pager program.

The vulnerability exists due to a length check error when the -S option is given. As a result, it may be possible for a local user to execute arbitrary code with group 'man' privileges. 

https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb-bin-sploits/-/raw/main/bin-sploits/20843.tar.gz

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