Published: 21/12/2001 Updated: 10/10/2017

CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9

VMScore: 725

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

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.

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ian lance taylor taylor uucp 1.0.6

source: wwwsecurityfocuscom/bid/3312/info Taylor UUCP is an implementation of the UUCP package written originally by Ian Lance Taylor A problem has been discovered in Taylor UUCP that makes it possible for local users to gain elevated privileges The problem is due to the handling of configuration files when passed to uucp via the --con ...

NVD-CWE-Other 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 https://nvd.nist.gov https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21106/https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/798263

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