Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2001-0980 is a historical remote command execution issue in docview before 1.0-15. If a vulnerable docview web conversion feature is reachable, crafted input containing shell metacharacters could be processed during man-page-to-web-page conversion, allowing command execution. Exposure is likely limited to legacy systems still running docview before 1.0-15 with the web-accessible conversion functionality enabled. The bundle does not enumerate specific distributions, packages, or current supported products. Treat as high priority only where legacy docview is present and reachable. Most modern environments are unlikely to be exposed, but any confirmed internet-facing instance should be remediated quickly. Mitigation focus: Upgrade docview to 1.0-15 or later where vendor packages are available.; Disable docview web-based man page conversion if it is not required.; Restrict network access to any docview HTTP interface..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- docview-httpd-command-execution(6854)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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