CVE-2003-0124

man before 1.5l allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed man file with improper...

4.6 MediumPublic exploit

man before 1.5l allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed man file with improper quotes, which causes the my_xsprintf function to return a string with the value "unsafe," which is then executed as a program via a system call if it is in the search path of the user who runs man.

Exploit likelihood

1.51%Down 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.6

Record: CVE-2003-0124
CVSS 2.0: 4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2003-0124
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2003-0120 No score

Record: EUVD-2003-0120
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g437-46q6-xq6v No score

man before 1.5l allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed man file with improper...

Record: GHSA-g437-46q6-xq6v
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

andries brouwer man

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Man Program 1.5 - Unsafe Return Value Command Execution	2003-03-11

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2003-0124 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Andries Brouwer Man, published March 18, 2003. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.51%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.