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GCVE-110-CERTCC-2001-798263

GCVE-110-CERTCC-2001-798263
Advisory Published
Vulnetix · Advisory published September 8, 2001
Several Linux/Unix systems ship with a utility package called Taylor UUCP. A component of the UUCP package, uuxqt, fails to properly filter arguments from the commands sent to it. This can allow an intruder to gain elevated privileges and execute commands with the privileges of uucp, usually root.
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Risk Scores

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impact19population10exploitation0widely_known20score_current21.375ease_of_exploitation20

Aliases

CVE-2001-0873

References

Taylor UUCP Package fails to properly filter command line arguments
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Taylor UUCP Package fails to properly filter command line arguments
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Taylor UUCP Package fails to properly filter command line arguments
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Taylor UUCP Package fails to properly filter command line arguments
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Taylor UUCP Package fails to properly filter command line arguments
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Taylor UUCP Package fails to properly filter command line arguments
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Taylor UUCP Package fails to properly filter command line arguments
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Taylor UUCP Package fails to properly filter command line arguments
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