PT-2002-1030 · Gnu · Sharutils

Published 2002-04-16 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-2002-0178

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions sharutils versions prior to 4.2.1

Description The issue concerns the uudecode function in the sharutils package, which fails to check if the filename of the uudecoded file is a pipe or symbolic link. This could allow attackers to overwrite files or execute commands, potentially leading to a breach of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. The exploitation of this issue can be carried out locally.

Recommendations For versions prior to 4.2.1, update to version 4.2.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the uudecode function to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-07824

CVE-2002-0178

Affected Products

Sharutils

References · 14

• http://linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-052.php · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-065.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4132 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0178 · Security Note
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-180.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-07824 · Security Note
• ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-040.0.txt · Vendor Advisory
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/336083 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/4742 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/8274 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103599320902432&w=2 · Note
• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-065.html · Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/9075.php · Note
• http://aerasec.de/security/index.html?id=ae-200204-033&lang=en · Note