{"cve":"CVE-2001-0873","nvd":{"published":"2001-12-21T05:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T21:55:08.720","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000425","http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100715446131820","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001-165.html","http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-033.0.txt","http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-079"],"products":["ian_lance_taylor:taylor_uucp"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:34:38.930894741+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2001-0873","score":0.01077,"percentile":0.65022,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}