CVE-2002-0178

N/A Unknown

Published: May 29, 2002 Modified: April 16, 2026

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-040.0.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103599320902432&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4132

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.aerasec.de/security/index.html?id=ae-200204-033&lang=en

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9075.php

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/336083

Source: cve@mitre.org

US Government Resource

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-052.php

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.osvdb.org/8274

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-065.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-180.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4742

Source: cve@mitre.org

ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-040.0.txt