Debian man-db Executable Overwrite Vulnerability

BID:2720

Info

Debian man-db Executable Overwrite Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 2720
Class: Configuration Error
CVE: CVE-2001-1331
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: May 03 2001 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 06:06AM
Credit: Reported to Bugtraq by Progeny Service Network in an advisory dated May 10, 2001.
Vulnerable: Progeny Debian 1.0
Debian Linux 2.2
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Debian man-db Executable Overwrite Vulnerability

man-db is the Debian utility used to display on-line help files.

Affected versions of this utility improperly set write permissions in manual page directories. The settings allow the invoking 'man' user to overwrite the mandb binary itself, potentially replacing it with malicious code.

Since mandb assumes the privilege level of the user running it, the possibility of a user replacing it with a hostile binary prior to its execution by a privileged user (including root) has serious security implications for the vulnerable host.

Exploit / POC

Debian man-db Executable Overwrite Vulnerability

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Solution / Fix

Debian man-db Executable Overwrite Vulnerability

Solution:
man-db version 2.3.17.1-4 corrects the problem.


Progeny Debian 1.0

Debian Linux 2.2

References

Debian man-db Executable Overwrite Vulnerability

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