CVE-2002-0178 - uudecode, as available in the sharutils package before 4.2.1, does not check whether the filename of

CVE-2002-0178

Summary

uudecode, as available in the sharutils package before 4.2.1, does not check whether the filename of the uudecoded file is a pipe or symbolic link, which could allow attackers to overwrite files or execute commands.

References

Vulnerable Configurations

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:sharutils:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:sharutils:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS

Base:	7.2 (as of 18-10-2016 - 02:16)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

CAPEC

Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication
LOCAL	LOW	NONE

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
COMPLETE	COMPLETE	COMPLETE

cvss-vector via4

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

redhat via4

advisories

rhsa
id RHSA-2002:065
rhsa
id RHSA-2003:180

refmap via4

bid	4742
bugtraq	20021030 GLSA: sharutils
caldera	CSSA-2002-040.0
cert-vn	VU#336083
compaq	SSRT2301
hp	HPSBTL0205-040
mandrake	MDKSA-2002:052
misc	http://www.aerasec.de/security/index.html?id=ae-200204-033&lang=en
osvdb	8274
xf	sharutils-uudecode-symlink(9075)

Last major update

18-10-2016 - 02:16

Published

29-05-2002 - 04:00

Last modified

18-10-2016 - 02:16