CVE-2002-0178

sharutils - Arbitrary File Overwrite and Command Execution via uudecode Symlink Attack

Title source: llm

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 (11)

Core 11

Core References

Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_caldera

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

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

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

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

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

Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandrake

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

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

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

US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn

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

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb

http://www.osvdb.org/8274

Various Sources x_refsource_misc

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

Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

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

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

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

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp

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

Scores

EPSS 0.0013

EPSS Percentile 31.5%

Details

Status published

Products (1)

gnu/sharutils 4.2

Published May 29, 2002

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026