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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…
High7.8EPSS 1.2%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.2% · top 32% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (14)
- 20020425 Sudo version 1.6.6 now available (fwd) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- DSA-128 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 20020425 [slackware-security] sudo upgrade fixes a potential vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- RHSA-2002:071 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- VU#820083 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- SuSE-SA:2002:014 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 20020425 [Global InterSec 2002041701] Sudo Password Prompt (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- CLA-2002:475 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- sudo-password-expansion-overflow(8936) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 4593 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ESA-20020429-010 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_ENGARDEx_transferred
- TSLSA-2002-0046 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXmailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- RHSA-2002:072 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- MDKSA-2002:028 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- 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)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .