HIGH
docview before 1.0-15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters that are processed when converting a man page to a web page
Published Mar 9, 2002
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.35%
Description
docview before 1.0-15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters that are processed when converting a man page to a web page.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 3.1
- 3.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.35% 0.02355
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02355
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.35% (0.02355) | 83.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.35% (0.02355) | 81.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.79% (0.02795) | 85.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.54% (0.00541) | 78.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 85.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.79% (0.05787) | 92.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-026.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3052 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6854 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-026.0.txt | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3052 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6854 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 9, 2002
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jan 31, 2002
Link CVE-2001-0980
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a