CVE-2002-0178

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
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References

Timeline

Published
May 29, 2002
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2002-0178: High severity, CVSS 7.2 | Vulnix