CVE-2002-0184

moderate-risk
Published 2002-05-16

Sudo before 1.6.6 contains an off-by-one error that can result in a heap-based buffer overflow that may allow local users to gain root privileges via special characters in the -p (prompt) argument, which are not properly expanded.

Do I need to act?

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0.21% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
21420
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

Sudo Project Debian

References (30)

Broken Link http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000475
Mailing List http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101974610509912&w=2
Mailing List http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101975443619600&w=2
Mailing List http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101979472822196&w=2
Mailing List http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102010164413135&w=2
Mailing List http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102010164413135&w=2
Broken Link http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-128
Broken Link http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8936.php
Third Party Advisory http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/820083
Broken Link http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-028.php3
Broken Link http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2040.html
Broken Link http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_014_sudo_txt.html
Broken Link http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-071.html
Broken Link http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-072.html
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4593
Broken Link http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000475
Mailing List http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101974610509912&w=2
Mailing List http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101975443619600&w=2
Mailing List http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101979472822196&w=2
Mailing List http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102010164413135&w=2
and 10 more references
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 8/34 · Low
Exposure 7/34 · Low