CVE-2001-0873
HighPublished
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...
- Published
- Apr 2, 2003
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Sep 8, 2001
Primary CVSS
7.2/ 10High
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C1.1%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 63.1%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1zen-parse · unix · Sep 8, 2001
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