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CVE-2001-0193 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Format string vulnerability in man in some Linux distributio)

Format string vulnerability in man in some Linux distributions allows local users to gain privileges via a malformed -l parameter.

CVE IDCVE-2001-0193
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score7.2
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2001-05-03
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionFormat string vulnerability in man in some Linux distributions allows local users to gain privileges via a malformed -l parameter.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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