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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

2002-05-16T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-131

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	sudo_project	sudo	< 1.6.6	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	2.2	Yes

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000475 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101974610509912&w=2 Mailing List ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101975443619600&w=2 Mailing List, Patch ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101979472822196&w=2 Mailing List, Patch ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102010164413135&w=2 Mailing List ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102010164413135&w=2 Mailing List ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-128 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8936.php Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/820083 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-028.php3 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2040.html Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_014_sudo_txt.html Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-071.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-072.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4593 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000475 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101974610509912&w=2 Mailing List (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101975443619600&w=2 Mailing List, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101979472822196&w=2 Mailing List, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102010164413135&w=2 Mailing List (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102010164413135&w=2 Mailing List (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-128 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8936.php Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/820083 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-028.php3 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2040.html Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_014_sudo_txt.html Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-071.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-072.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4593 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)