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CVE-2001-1331

nvd nist
Published: May 3, 2001Modified: Apr 16, 2026

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1.2
Vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Exploitability: 1.9 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

Description

mandb in the man-db package before 2.3.16-3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via the command line options (1) -u or (2) -c, which do not drop privileges and follow symlinks.

Affected (2)

1 product
Debian Linux
1 product
Debian
Configuration A
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Version 2.2
Version 1.0

References (6)

Source: cve@mitre.org
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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