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CVE-2001-0279
Buffer overflow in sudo earlier than 1.6.3p6 allows local users to gain root privileges.
High7.2EPSS 0.86%
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Description
Buffer overflow in sudo earlier than 1.6.3p6 allows local users to gain root privileges.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.86% · top 41% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- RHSA-2001:018 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 20010222 Sudo version 1.6.3p6 now available (fwd) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- MDKSA-2001:024 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- 20010225 [slackware-security] buffer overflow in sudo fixed (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- DSA-031 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 20010226 Trustix Security Advisory - sudo (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- CLA-2001:381 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- RHSA-2001:019 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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