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CVE-2002-0178

HIGH CVSS: 7.2 Published: 2002-05-29 Modified: 2026-06-16

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 Platforms

Gnu Sharutils

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References