CVE-2003-0124
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
man before 1.5l allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed man file with improper quotes, which causes the my_xsprintf function to return a string with the value "unsafe," which is then executed as a program via a system call if it is in the search path of the user who runs man.
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | RHSA-2003:133 | 2003-05-01 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | RHSA-2003:133 | 2003-05-01 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | RHSA-2003:133 | 2003-05-01 |
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | RHSA-2003:133 | 2003-05-01 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | RHSA-2003:134 | 2003-04-28 |
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