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CVE-2001-0193

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2001-05-03 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Format string vulnerability in man in some Linux distributions allows local users to gain privileges via a malformed -l parameter.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 2.2
• Suse Linux: 6.3, 6.4, 7.0

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98096782126481&w=2
• http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-028
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2327
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6059
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98096782126481&w=2
• http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-028
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2327
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6059

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