CVE-2001-0873 — HIGH severity vulnerability (uuxqt in Taylor UUCP package does not properly remove danger)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-2001-0873 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.2 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2001-12-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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