Vulnerability in Sudo Project
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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (66.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 66.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Sudo Project
- Debian Linux — versions 2.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- marc.info/ (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List)
- www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-128 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-071.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/820083 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_014_sudo_txt.html (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list, Mailing List)
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/8936.php (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/4593 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2002-0184?
- CVE-2002-0184 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sudo Project, 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.