Description
docview before 1.0-15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters that are processed when converting a man page to a web page.
Published: 2002-03-09
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 2.8% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2001-0962 docview before 1.0-15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters that are processed when converting a man page to a web page.
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Caldera Openlinux Server Openlinux Workstation
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:37:07.022Z

Reserved: 2002-01-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0980

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-07-17T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2001-0980

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