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CVE-2001-0873
CVE information
Published
Last Modified
CVSSv2.0 Severity
Impact Analysis
Description
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..
CVSSv2.0 Score
- Severity
- High
- Base Score
- 7.2/10
- Exploit Score
- 3.9/10
- Access Vector
- Local
- Access Complexity
- Low
- Authentication Required
- None
- Impact Score
- 10/10
- Confidentiality Impact
- Complete
- Availability Impact
- Complete
- Integrity Impact
- Complete
Products Affected
CPE | Affected | Vulnerable | Excluding | Edit |
---|---|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:ian_lance_taylor:taylor_uucp:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/212892
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-033.0.txt
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000425
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3312
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-079
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_038_uucp_txt.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001-165.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100715446131820
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7099