CVE-2001-0193: Debian Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Format string vulnerability in man in some Linux distributions allows local users to gain privileges via a malformed -l parameter.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 2.2 only
• Suse Suse Linux: version 6.3 only; version 6.4 only; version 7.0 only

Published 2001-05-03. Last modified 2026-06-16.