makewhatis in the man package before 1.5i2 allows an attacker in group man to overwrite…
Priority LOW 11Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
makewhatis in the man package before 1.5i2 allows an attacker in group man to overwrite arbitrary files via a man page whose name contains shell metacharacters.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00388 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wolfram_schneider:makewhatis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.5i2 | Vulnerable | Wolfram Schneider |
- cpe:2.3:a:wolfram_schneider:makewhatis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.5i2 Vulnerable ·Wolfram Schneider
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-1277
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ccvr-q2fw-7j4w
References
Sources
- CVE-2001-1277 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-1277 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ccvr-q2fw-7j4w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2001-1277 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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