CVE-2001-0873
N/A
Published: April 2, 2003 at 05:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:55 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTaylor Uucp
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000425
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001-165.html
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-033.0.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-079
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_038_uucp_txt.html
References (9)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000425Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100715446131820Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001-165.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-033.0.txtVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-079Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_038_uucp_txt.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/212892VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3312Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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