security flaw
Published Apr 2, 2003
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.62%
Description
uudecode, as available in the sharutils package before 4.2.1, does not check whether the filename of the uudecoded file is a pipe or symbolic link, which could allow attackers to overwrite files or execute commands.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:180
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:065
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:065
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:065
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:065
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:180 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:065 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:065 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:065 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:065 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.62% (0.00622) | 47.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.62% (0.00622) | 44.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.13% (0.00127) | 29.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00073) | 33.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00073) | 31.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00073) | 29.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (15)
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-040.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103599320902432&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4132 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://www.aerasec.de/security/index.html?id=ae-200204-033&lang=en x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9075.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/336083 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-052.php vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.osvdb.org/8274 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-065.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-180.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4742 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0178 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616755 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0178
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0178
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.