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 Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharutils | Gnu | 4.2 (including) | 4.2 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | RedHat | * |
References
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-040.0.txt
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=103599320902432\u0026w=2
- http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4132
- http://www.aerasec.de/security/index.html?id=ae-200204-033\u0026lang=en
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9075.php
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/336083
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-052.php
- http://www.osvdb.org/8274
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-065.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-180.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4742
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-040.0.txt
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=103599320902432\u0026w=2
- http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4132
- http://www.aerasec.de/security/index.html?id=ae-200204-033\u0026lang=en
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9075.php
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/336083
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-052.php
- http://www.osvdb.org/8274
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-065.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-180.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4742