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…

PriorityP433high7.8CVSS 3.1

AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH

EXPLOIT

EPSS

1.20%

64.3th percentile

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.

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	debian_linux	—	—
sudo_project	sudo	< 1.6.6	1.6.6

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

vendor_redhat7.8HIGH

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