mandb in the man-db package before 2.3.16-3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via the command line options (1) -u or (2) -c, which do not drop privileges and follow symlinks.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2720
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-056
http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3307
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2001-05-03
Updated: 2025-04-03
Base Score: 1.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Severity: Low
Base Score: 7.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.00066