{"id":"CVE-2001-0641","aliases":["EUVD-2001-0628","GHSA-x5hv-pj66-v68q"],"status":"published","title":"Buffer overflow in man program in various distributions of Linux allows local user to execute...","description":"Buffer overflow in man program in various distributions of Linux allows local user to execute arbitrary code as group man via a long -S option.","severity":{"version":"2.0","score":4.6,"vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","level":"medium","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-08","score":0.01255,"percentile":0.69689,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":true,"fix_available":false},"published":"2001-09-20T04:00:00Z","modified":"2026-06-16T21:54:40Z","exploits":[{"source":"exploitdb","id":"EDB-20843","title":"Immunix OS 6.2/7.0 / RedHat 5.2/6.2/7.0 / SuSE Linux 6.x/7.0/7.1 - 'Man -S' Heap Overflow","type":"local","platform":"linux","date":"2001-05-13","verified":true,"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20843"}],"products":[{"vendor":"immunix","product":"immunix"},{"vendor":"redhat","product":"linux"},{"vendor":"suse","product":"suse_linux"}],"references":[{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6530","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_XF","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-069.html","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_REDHAT","x_transferred","Patch","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0087.html","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_BUGTRAQ","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/190136","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_BUGTRAQ","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_019_man_txt.html","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_SUSE","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2711","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred","Exploit","Patch","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0641"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x5hv-pj66-v68q"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2001-0641","description":"Buffer overflow in man program in various distributions of Linux allows local user to execute arbitrary code as group man via a long -S option.","status":"published","published":"2002-03-09T05:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-08T04:30:05.998Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:34:43.032065Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2001-0628","description":"Buffer overflow in man program in various distributions of Linux allows local user to execute arbitrary code as group man via a long -S option.","status":"published","published":"2002-03-09T05:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-08T04:30:05Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T01:14:51.137272Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-x5hv-pj66-v68q","title":"Buffer overflow in man program in various distributions of Linux allows local user to execute...","description":"Buffer overflow in man program in various distributions of Linux allows local user to execute arbitrary code as group man via a long -S option.","status":"published","published":"2022-04-30T18:16:27Z","modified":"2023-01-30T05:05:39Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:47:19.332628Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2001-0641","description":"Buffer overflow in man program in various distributions of Linux allows local user to execute arbitrary code as group man via a long -S option.","status":"published","published":"2001-09-20T04:00:00Z","modified":"2026-06-16T21:54:40.733Z","cvss":[{"version":"2.0","score":4.6,"vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:00:40.572315Z"}]}}