xman allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the MANPATH to point to a man page whose filename contains shell metacharacters.
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References
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/197498 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-08T04:44:08.304Z
Reserved: 2002-03-15T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2001-1179

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2001-07-17T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-2001-1179

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