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UUDeview is prone to an issue that may allow malicious local users to corrupt system files, most likely resulting in loss of data or a denial of service. The source of this vulnerability is that the utility creates temporary files in an insecure manner. This type of vulnerability may potentially allow for elevation of privileges in situations where an attacker could influence what is written or appended during this operation. The possibility of privilege escalation has not been confirmed in this instance.

UUDeview is prone to an issue that may allow malicious local users to corrupt system files, most likely resulting in loss of data or a denial of service. The source of this vulnerability is that the utility creates temporary files in an insecure manner. This type of vulnerability may potentially allow for elevation of privileges in situations where an attacker could influence what is written or appended during this operation. The possibility of privilege escalation has not been confirmed in this instance.