What is the severity of CVE-2002-0178?

CVE-2002-0178 has a medium severity level due to the potential for file overwriting and command execution.

How do I fix CVE-2002-0178?

To mitigate CVE-2002-0178, upgrade the sharutils package to version 4.2.1 or later.

What vulnerabilities does CVE-2002-0178 expose?

CVE-2002-0178 exposes the risk of attackers overwriting files and executing arbitrary commands via symbolic links or pipes.

Which software is affected by CVE-2002-0178?

CVE-2002-0178 affects the GNU sharutils version 4.2 and earlier.

Is CVE-2002-0178 still relevant today?

CVE-2002-0178 is less relevant today but highlights important file handling vulnerabilities that can still occur in various contexts.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2002-0178

high

7.2

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

29/5/2002

2/4/2003

8/8/2024

CVE-2002-0178

First published: Wed May 29 2002(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
GNU sharutils	=4.2

Remedy

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-065.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-0178?
CVE-2002-0178 has a medium severity level due to the potential for file overwriting and command execution.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0178?
To mitigate CVE-2002-0178, upgrade the sharutils package to version 4.2.1 or later.
What vulnerabilities does CVE-2002-0178 expose?
CVE-2002-0178 exposes the risk of attackers overwriting files and executing arbitrary commands via symbolic links or pipes.
Which software is affected by CVE-2002-0178?
CVE-2002-0178 affects the GNU sharutils version 4.2 and earlier.
Is CVE-2002-0178 still relevant today?
CVE-2002-0178 is less relevant today but highlights important file handling vulnerabilities that can still occur in various contexts.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-0178?
CVE-2002-0178 has a medium severity level due to the potential for file overwriting and command execution.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0178?
To mitigate CVE-2002-0178, upgrade the sharutils package to version 4.2.1 or later.
What vulnerabilities does CVE-2002-0178 expose?
CVE-2002-0178 exposes the risk of attackers overwriting files and executing arbitrary commands via symbolic links or pipes.
Which software is affected by CVE-2002-0178?
CVE-2002-0178 affects the GNU sharutils version 4.2 and earlier.
Is CVE-2002-0178 still relevant today?
CVE-2002-0178 is less relevant today but highlights important file handling vulnerabilities that can still occur in various contexts.