CVE-2002-0178 describes a critical vulnerability in the uudecode utility, specifically within the sharutils package prior to version 4.2.1. This flaw allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files or execute commands due to uudecode's failure to validate if a decoded filename is a pipe or symbolic link. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), this vulnerability presents a high risk of complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring local access but with low attack complexity. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:sharutils:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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