Vulnerability in Todd Miller Sudo

CVE-2002-0043

sudo 1.6.0 through 1.6.3p7 does not properly clear the environment before calling the mail program, which could allow local users to gain root privileges by modifying environment variables and changing how the mail program is invoked.

EPSS: 0.009 (57.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2002-0043?
CVE-2002-0043 is a vulnerability in Todd Miller Sudo. Published 2002-01-31.
Is CVE-2002-0043 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.