Description
uuxqt in Taylor UUCP package does not properly remove dangerous long options, which allows local users to gain privileges by calling uux and specifying an alternate configuration file with the --config option.
Public exploits
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Exploit-DB 1
- Taylor UUCP 1.0.6 - Argument Handling Privilege Escalation EDB-21106 · local · Sep 8, 2001 · verified
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References
- 20010908 Multiple vendor 'Taylor UUCP' problems. mailing-list
- CSSA-2001-033.0 vendor-advisory
- uucp-argument-gain-privileges(7099) vdb-entry
- CLA-2001:425 vendor-advisory
- 3312 vdb-entry
- SuSE-SA:2001:38 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2001:165 vendor-advisory
- 20011130 Redhat 7.0 local root (via uucp) (attempt 2) mailing-list
- DSA-079 vendor-advisory