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CVE-2001-0873
uuxqt in Taylor UUCP package does not properly remove dangerous long options, which allows local users to gain privileges by calling uux…
High7.2EPSS 1.1%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 16 months later
· 16 months later
Published
- 21 years later
· 21 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.1% · top 35% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (9)
- 20010908 Multiple vendor 'Taylor UUCP' problems. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- CSSA-2001-033.0 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAx_transferred
- uucp-argument-gain-privileges(7099) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- CLA-2001:425 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- 3312 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- SuSE-SA:2001:38 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- RHSA-2001:165 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 20011130 Redhat 7.0 local root (via uucp) (attempt 2) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- DSA-079 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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