CVE-2001-0873 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges by exploiting improper handling of dangerous long options in the uuxqt utility.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-0873?
CVE-2001-0873 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Apr 2003. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0873?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ian Lance Taylor Taylor Uucp.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0873?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0873 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2001-0873 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0873 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8cx5-vc2r-w88x.