CVE-2001-1277
makewhatis in the man package before 1.5i2 allows an attacker in group man to overwrite arbitrary...
makewhatis in the man package before 1.5i2 allows an attacker in group man to overwrite arbitrary files via a man page whose name contains shell metacharacters.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
makewhatis in the man package before 1.5i2 allows an attacker in group man to overwrite arbitrary files via a man page whose name contains shell metacharacters.
- Record
CVE-2001-1277- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
makewhatis in the man package before 1.5i2 allows an attacker in group man to overwrite arbitrary files via a man page whose name contains shell metacharacters.
- Record
CVE-2001-1277- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-1258 No score
makewhatis in the man package before 1.5i2 allows an attacker in group man to overwrite arbitrary files via a man page whose name contains shell metacharacters.
- Record
EUVD-2001-1258- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ccvr-q2fw-7j4w No score
makewhatis in the man package before 1.5i2 allows an attacker in group man to overwrite arbitrary...
makewhatis in the man package before 1.5i2 allows an attacker in group man to overwrite arbitrary files via a man page whose name contains shell metacharacters.
- Record
GHSA-ccvr-q2fw-7j4w- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2001-1277 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Wolfram Schneider Makewhatis, published June 11, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.