Servers and applications
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 characters in the -p (prompt) argument, which are not properly expanded.
- Severity
- High 7.8
- Published
- 16 May 2002
- Last changed
- 16 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 1 Nov 2026
- Fixed in
- 1.6.6
- Exploit chance
- 1.2% in the next 30 daysHigher than 68% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-131
- Attack
- Needs local access · Needs a user account · No user action needed
- Attacker can
- Read data · Change data · Take it down
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Sources
- NVD
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
sudoServers and applications · cpe:a:sudo_project:sudo |
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