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CVE-2018-25078

Published: 2023-01-26T21:15Z
Last Modified: 2025-04-02T14:15Z
Source: MITRE CVE List
License: MITRE-CVE-TOS
man-db before 2.8.5 on Gentoo allows local users (with access to the man user account) to gain root privileges because /usr/bin/mandb is executed by root but not owned by root. (Also, the owner can strip the setuid and setgid bits.) > MITRE Terms of Use apply – see LICENSE‑MITRE.txt