CVE-2001-1028: Red Hat Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Buffer overflow in ultimate_source function of man 1.5 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges.

Affected products

• Red Hat Linux: version 5.0 only; version 5.1 only; version 5.2 only; version 6.0 only; version 6.1 only; version 6.2 only

Published 2001-05-28. Last modified 2026-06-16.