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CVE-2002-0178

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.62%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2002-05-29 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2002-0178
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
0.62%

Original NVD 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.