VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2001-0873
CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability1.08%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2001-12-21
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
uuxqt in Taylor UUCP package does not properly remove dangerous long options, which allows local users to gain privileges by calling uux and specifying an alternate configuration file with the --config option.
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108