CVE-2001-0279

published 2001-05-03

CVE-2001-0279: Buffer overflow in sudo earlier than 1.6.3p6 allows local users to gain root privileges.

Priority P4 27 high 7.2 CVSS 2.0

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

EXPLOIT

Buffer overflow in sudo earlier than 1.6.3p6 allows local users to gain root privileges.

Affected

4 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	debian_linux	—	—
mandrakesoft	mandrake_linux	—	—
mandrakesoft	mandrake_linux	—	—
mandrakesoft	mandrake_linux_corporate_server	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvd v2.0 7.2 HIGH AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

vendor_redhat 7.2 HIGH

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