Vulnerability in Sudo_project Sudo
CVE-2002-0184
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.
EPSS: 0.012 (64.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Sudo_project Sudo
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 2.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Patch, Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Patch, Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Broken Link, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_CONECTIVA, Broken Link)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2002-0184?
- CVE-2002-0184 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sudo_project Sudo, classified under Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2002-05-16.
- How severe is CVE-2002-0184?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.