CVE-2001-0873 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the uuxqt component of the Taylor UUCP package, specifically affecting versions up to 1.0.6. A local attacker can exploit this by manipulating the --config option when calling uux, leading to the execution of an alternate configuration file. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.2, indicating a critical risk with complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an exploit is available on ExploitDB, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ian_lance_taylor:taylor_uucp:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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