VDB
CVE-2002-0178
CVE-2002-0178
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.199999809265137 HIGH
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.
EPSS 0.13% · 31.6th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
7.199999809265137
EPSS Score
0.13%
31.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| gnu | sharutils | 4.2 |
Timeline
- May 29, 2002 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 26, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- CSSA-2002-040.0 vendor-advisory
- 4742 vdb
- 20021030 GLSA: sharutils mailing-list
- MDKSA-2002:052 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2003:180 vendor-advisory
- VU#336083 third-party-advisory
- 8274 vdb
- http://www.aerasec.de/security/index.html?id=ae-200204-033&lang=en url
- RHSA-2002:065 vendor-advisory
- sharutils-uudecode-symlink(9075) vdb
- HPSBTL0205-040 vendor-advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0178 advisory