CVE-2002-0184
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Apr 2, 2003
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Reserved
- Apr 19, 2002
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
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 20020425 Sudo version 1.6.6 now available (fwd)mailing-list
- DSA-128vendor-advisory
- 20020425 [slackware-security] sudo upgrade fixes a potential vulnerabilitymailing-list
- RHSA-2002:071vendor-advisory
- VU#820083third-party-advisory
- SuSE-SA:2002:014vendor-advisory
- 20020425 [Global InterSec 2002041701] Sudo Password Promptmailing-list
- CLA-2002:475vendor-advisory
- sudo-password-expansion-overflow(8936)vdb-entry
- 4593vdb-entry
- ESA-20020429-010vendor-advisory
- TSLSA-2002-0046vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2002:072vendor-advisory
- MDKSA-2002:028vendor-advisory
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