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CVE-2001-0873 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000425	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100715446131820	CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001-165.html	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7099	CVE
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-033.0.txt	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-079	CVE
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_038_uucp_txt.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/212892	CVE	ExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3312	CVE	ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000425	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100715446131820	[email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001-165.html	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7099	[email protected]
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-033.0.txt	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-079	[email protected]
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_038_uucp_txt.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/212892	[email protected]	ExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3312	[email protected]	ExploitPatchVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
ian lance taylor taylor uucp	1.0.6
CPE cpe:2.3:a:ian_lance_taylor:taylor_uucp:1.0.6:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 16, 2026		[email protected]
Nov 20, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 10, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 18, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 1, 2004	Initial Analysis	[email protected]