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CVE-2002-0178: gnu sharutils

CVSS: 7.2v2.0HighModified
Published 02-04-2003Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2002-0178 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in gnu sharutils. EPSS estimates a 0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.62%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 02-04-2003
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.62%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

49%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.62% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.62%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Gnu1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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