Security readout for executives and security teams
This flaw affects older Linux/Unix man implementations before 1.5l. A specially malformed manual page could make man run an unintended program from the user’s search path. Business risk is mainly legacy system exposure, not internet-facing mass exploitation. Exposure is most likely on legacy systems running man before 1.5l or vendor packages not backported for CVE-2003-0124. Risk requires a user to process a malicious or untrusted man page under affected conditions. Treat as a legacy hygiene issue unless affected systems are still in production or multi-user environments. Prioritize confirmation during vulnerability backlog cleanup and old Linux estate reviews. Mitigation focus: Confirm man is version 1.5l or vendor-fixed equivalent.; Apply relevant distribution advisories from Red Hat, Gentoo, or Conectiva where applicable.; Restrict untrusted manual pages on multi-user or legacy Unix systems..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- man-myxsprintf-code-execution(11512)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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