GCVE-110-CERTCC-2001-971179

Advisory Published

Vulnetix · Advisory published June 27, 2001

Several Linux/Unix systems ship with a utility package called UUCP derived from System V. A buffer overflow in components of the UUCP package can allow an intruder to gain elevated privileges.

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impact19population5exploitation0widely_known20score_current8.90625ease_of_exploitation20

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UUCP package contains multiple buffer overflows via long string of characters sent as command line argument

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UUCP package contains multiple buffer overflows via long string of characters sent as command line argument

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UUCP package contains multiple buffer overflows via long string of characters sent as command line argument

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UUCP package contains multiple buffer overflows via long string of characters sent as command line argument

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