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CVE-2001-0980 — HIGH severity vulnerability (docview before 1.0-15 allows remote attackers to execute arb)

docview before 1.0-15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters that are processed when converting a man page to a web page.

CVE IDCVE-2001-0980
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score7.5
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2001-07-17
Last modified2026-04-16
Descriptiondocview before 1.0-15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters that are processed when converting a man page to a web page.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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