Vulnerability in Ian Lance Taylor Uucp
CVE-2001-0873
uuxqt in Taylor UUCP package does not properly remove dangerous long options, which allows local users to gain privileges by calling uux and specifying an alternate configuration file with the --config option.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (63.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 63.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Ian Lance Taylor Uucp — versions 1.0.6
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/212892 (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Exploit)
- www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-033.0.txt (Vendor Advisory, vendor-advisory, Patch)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7099 (vdb-entry)
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/ (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/3312 (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_038_uucp_txt.html (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001-165.html (vendor-advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-079 (vendor-advisory)