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CVE-2000-0170 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Buffer overflow in the man program in Linux allows local use)

Buffer overflow in the man program in Linux allows local users to gain privileges via the MANPAGER environmental variable.

CVE IDCVE-2000-0170
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score7.2
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2000-02-26
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionBuffer overflow in the man program in Linux allows local users to gain privileges via the MANPAGER environmental variable.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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