Vulnerability Details : CVE-2003-0124

man before 1.5l allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed man file with improper quotes, which causes the my_xsprintf function to return a string with the value "unsafe," which is then executed as a program via a system call if it is in the search path of the user who runs man.
Published 2003-03-18 05:00:00
Updated 2017-10-10 01:30:15
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Execute code

Products affected by CVE-2003-0124

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0124

EPSS FAQ
0.21%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 58 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2003-0124

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.6
 MEDIUM AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
3.9
6.4
 NIST

References for CVE-2003-0124

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