security flaw
Published Mar 9, 2002
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.26%
Description
Buffer overflow in man program in various distributions of Linux allows local user to execute arbitrary code as group man via a long -S option.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- 5.2
- 6.2
- 7.0
- 6.0
- 6.1
- 6.2
- 6.3
- 6.4
- 7.0
- 7.1
No data.
Red Hat Linux 5.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:069
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:069
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:069
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 5.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:069 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:069 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:069 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.26% (0.01255) | 68.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.26% (0.01255) | 65.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.25% (0.00253) | 46.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.14% (0.02140) | 80.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.14% (0.02140) | 78.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.14% (0.02140) | 56.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0087.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_019_man_txt.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-069.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/190136 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2711 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0641 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616606 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6530 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0641
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0641
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0087.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_019_man_txt.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-069.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/190136 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2711 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0641 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616606 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6530 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0641 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0641 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.