CVE - CVE-2002-0178

CVE-ID
CVE-2002-0178	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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MISC:http://www.aerasec.de/security/index.html?id=ae-200204-033&lang=en REDHAT:RHSA-2002:065 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-065.html HP:HPSBTL0205-040 URL:http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4132 MANDRAKE:MDKSA-2002:052 URL:http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-052.php REDHAT:RHSA-2003:180 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-180.html XF:sharutils-uudecode-symlink(9075) URL:http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9075.php BID:4742 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4742 BUGTRAQ:20021030 GLSA: sharutils URL:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103599320902432&w=2 CERT-VN:VU#336083 URL:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/336083 CALDERA:CSSA-2002-040.0 URL:ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-040.0.txt COMPAQ:SSRT2301 OSVDB:8274 URL:http://www.osvdb.org/8274
Date Entry Created
20030402	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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