---
cve: "CVE-2003-0645"
severity: "LOW"
cvss: 3.1
epss: "74%"
vendor: "n/a"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2003-08-27 04:00:00"
tags: [cve, security, low]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-10T11:31:32+02:00"
---

# CVE-2003-0645

> 3.1 LOW

## Beschreibung

man-db 2.3.12 and 2.3.18 to 2.4.1 uses certain user-controlled DEFINE directives from the ~/.manpath file, even when running setuid, which could allow local users to gain privileges.

## Exploit-Evidenz

- [EDB-75 — man-db 2.4.1 - 'open_cat_stream()' Local uid=man](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/75) ✅

## Referenzen

- <http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8352>
- <http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106018504800341&w=2>
- <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12848>
- <http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-364>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2003-0645) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_