CVE-2001-1179

N/A Unknown

Published: July 17, 2001 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

xman allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the MANPATH to point to a man page whose filename contains shell metacharacters.

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Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

2 reference(s) from NVD

CVSS v3 Score

N/A / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.1%

19th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

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