CyberRota Analysis
This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.
CVE
CVE-2001-1277
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.1
EPSS
0.39%
Original NVD Description
makewhatis in the man package before 1.5i2 allows an attacker in group man to overwrite arbitrary files via a man page whose name contains shell metacharacters.