4.6

CVE-2003-0124: andries_brouwer man

CVSS: 4.6v2.0MediumModified
Published 01-09-2004Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2003-0124 is a medium (CVSS 4.6) vulnerability in andries_brouwer man. EPSS estimates a 1.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.6/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.51%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 01-09-2004
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.51%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

74%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.51% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.51%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaselocallinuxVerified

    Man Program 1.5 - Unsafe Return Value Command Execution

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Andries_brouwer1 product
  • man1.5h1 | 1.5i | 1.5i2 | 1.5j | 1.5k

1 vendor · 1 product

References

7 links