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    CVE-2018-25078

    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.)

    Published:Jan 25, 2023
    Last Modified:Apr 2, 2025
    EPS:Jan 25, 2023
    EPSS Score:0.00049
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Man-db Project
    Product
    Man-db

    Exploits

    https://bugs.gentoo.org/662438https://bugs.gentoo.org/662438

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High