Description
Buffer overflow in the man program in Linux allows local users to gain privileges via the MANPAGER environmental variable.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 3
- RedHat 6.1 - 'man' Local Overflow / Local Privilege Escalation EDB-255 · local · Jan 19, 2001 · verified
- RedHat 4.x/5.x/6.x / RedHat man 1.5 / Turbolinux man 1.5 / Turbolinux 3.5/4.x - 'man' Buffer Overrun (1) EDB-19778 · local · Feb 26, 2000 · verified
- RedHat 4.x/5.x/6.x / RedHat man 1.5 / Turbolinux man 1.5 / Turbolinux 3.5/4.x - 'man' Buffer Overrun (2) EDB-19779 · local · Feb 26, 2000 · verified
GitHub 1 repository
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mike182/exploit ★ 1 · Nov 8, 2014
CVE-2000-0170
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 1011 vdb-entry