{"id":"CVE-2001-1178","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2001-1178","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T17:30:47.969Z","title":"Buffer overflow in xman allows local users to gain privileges via a long MANPATH environment variable.","description":"Buffer overflow in xman allows local users to gain privileges via a long MANPATH environment variable.","published":"2001-07-11T04:00:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T21:55:44.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.2,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":[],"affected":["xfree86 project/x11r6"],"epss":{"score":0.00768,"percentile":0.55304,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2001-06-11","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":21010,"kind":"exploit","title":"XFree86 X11R6 3.3.2 XMan - ManPath Environment Variable Buffer Overflow","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21010","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/local/21010.sh","file":"exploits/linux/local/21010.sh","published":"2001-06-11","added":"2001-06-11","updated":"2012-09-02","author":"kf","type":"local","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2001-1178","OSVDB-14177"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3030/info"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 0.8%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0234.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3030","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6853","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0234.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3030","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6853","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1178","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}