CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-0873

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The uuxqt program in the Taylor UUCP package improperly removes dangerous long options, allowing local users to gain privileges by calling uux and specifying an alternate configuration file with the --config option.

Risk Assessment

Local users may gain unauthorized access to elevated privileges, potentially leading to serious security breaches in the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Taylor UUCP package to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and restrict access to the uuxqt program for unauthorized users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS