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TI-2001-01284 Aliases CVE-2001-1331GHSA-m639-4vw9-8xxv

mandb in the man-db package before 2.3.16-3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary…

Priority LOW 7Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
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

mandb in the man-db package before 2.3.16-3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via the command line options (1) -u or (2) -c, which do not drop privileges and follow symlinks.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00295 22nd 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:progeny:debian:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableProgeny
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:progeny:debian:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Progeny

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-1331
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m639-4vw9-8xxv

References

Patch 1

Sources

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