# CVE-2001-1277

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2001-1277
- **Severity:** UNKNOWN
- **CVSS Score:** 0.01
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** Jun 25, 2002
- **Last Modified:** Mar 16, 2026

## 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.

## Affected Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

- [CNA](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99227597227747&w=2)
- [CNA](http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-072.html)
- [CNA](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=41805)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.14%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 33.6

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-18._