Is CVE-2003-0620 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2003-0620 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2003-0620?

CVE-2003-0620 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2003-0620?

CVE-2003-0620 has an EPSS score of 0.80% (52th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2003-0620?

Upgrade man-db on debian 11 to 2.4.1-13 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2003-0620

MEDIUM

4.6

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in man-db 2.4.1 and earlier, when installed setuid, allow local users to gain privileges via (1) MANDATORY_MANPATH, MANPATH_MAP, and MANDB_MAP arguments to add_to_dirlist in manp.c, (2) a long pathname to ult_src in ult_src.c, (3) a long .so argument to test_for_include in ult_src.c, (4) a long MANPATH environment variable, or (5) a long PATH environment variable.

How to fix

Remediation Available

man-dbDebian

Fixed in:2.4.1-13CVE-2003-0620

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.80%probability of exploitation in 30 days

52ndpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 52% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

debian.org

Other references2

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