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 0.62% · 48.1th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
7.199999809265137
EPSS Score
0.62%
48.1th 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 22, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 15, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 7, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 30, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 22, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 14, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 31, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- 8274 vdb
- sharutils-uudecode-symlink(9075) vdb
- HPSBTL0205-040 vendor-advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0178 advisory
- http://www.aerasec.de/security/index.html?id=ae-200204-033&lang=en url
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-180.html url
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-040.0.txt technical
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/336083 advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-052.php technical
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103599320902432&w=2 technical
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-065.html patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4742 technical