CVE-2002-0184

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.21%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory linuxsecurity.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory linux-mandrake.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101975443619600&w=2 mailing list patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-128 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101979472822196&w=2 mailing list patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-071.html broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/820083 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_014_sudo_txt.html vendor advisory broken link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101974610509912&w=2 mailing list
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000475 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8936.php vdb entry broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4593 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2040.html broken link patch vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102010164413135&w=2 mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-072.html broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-028.php3 vendor advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-0184?
CVE-2002-0184 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-0184?
To fix CVE-2002-0184, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-0184 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2002-0184 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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