Description
Buffer overflow in man program in various distributions of Linux allows local user to execute arbitrary code as group man via a long -S option.
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 1
- Immunix OS 6.2/7.0 / RedHat 5.2/6.2/7.0 / SuSE Linux 6.x/7.0/7.1 - 'Man -S' Heap Overflow EDB-20843 · local · May 13, 2001 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- man-s-bo(6530) vdb-entry
- RHSA-2001:069 vendor-advisory
- 20010513 RH 7.0:/usr/bin/man exploit: gid man + more mailing-list
- 20010612 man 1.5h10 + man 1.5i-4 exploits mailing-list
- SuSE-SA:2001:019 vendor-advisory
- 2711 vdb-entry