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NVD Vulnerability Details :

CVE-2001-1331

Modified

Source-cve@mitre.org

Published At-03 May, 2001 | 04:00

Updated At-16 Apr, 2026 | 00:27

mandb in the man-db package before 2.3.16-3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via the command line options (1) -u or (2) -c, which do not drop privileges and follow symlinks.

Date Added	Due Date	Vulnerability Name	Required Action
	N/A

Metrics

Type	Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
Primary	2.0	1.2	LOW	AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Type: Primary

Version: 2.0

Base score: 1.2

Base severity: LOW

Vector:

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CPE Matches

Debian GNU/Linux

>>debian_linux>>2.2

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

progeny>>debian>>1.0

cpe:2.3:o:progeny:debian:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Weaknesses

CWE ID	Type	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Primary	nvd@nist.gov

CWE ID: NVD-CWE-Other

Type: Primary

Source: nvd@nist.gov

References

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3307	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-056	cve@mitre.org	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2720	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3307	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-056	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2720	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A