CVE-2002-0184

Summary

CVECVE-2002-0184
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2002-05-16 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2024-02-02 03:05:00 UTC
DescriptionSudo 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-131

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 2.2 All All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo All All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.5.9 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.1 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.2 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3p1 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3p2 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3p3 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3p4 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3p5 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3p6 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3p7 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.4 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.4p1 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.4p2 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.5 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.5p1 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.5p2 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.5.9 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.1 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.2 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3p1 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3p2 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3p3 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3p4 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3p5 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3p6 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3p7 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.4 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.4p1 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.4p2 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.5 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.5p1 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.5p2 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Sudo Password Prompt Heap Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
redhat.com | Red Hat Support REDHAT www.redhat.com
'Sudo version 1.6.6 now available (fwd)' - MARC BUGTRAQ marc.info
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-128-1 sudo DEBIAN www.debian.org
MDKSA-2002:028 MANDRAKE www.linux-mandrake.com
Home - Conectiva CONECTIVA distro.conectiva.com.br
CERT/CC Vulnerability Note VU#820083 CERT-VN www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
'[slackware-security] sudo upgrade fixes a potential vulnerability' - MARC BUGTRAQ marc.info
LinuxSecurity.com: EnGarde: sudo heap corruption vulnerability ENGARDE www.linuxsecurity.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Security Announcement SUSE www.novell.com
redhat.com | Red Hat Support REDHAT www.redhat.com
20020425 [Global InterSec 2002041701] Sudo Password Prompt BUGTRAQ marc.info
'TSLSA-2002-0046 - sudo' - MARC BUGTRAQ marc.info
ISS X-Force Database: sudo-password-expansion-overflow (8936): Sudo -p (password) prompt escape character expansion heap overflow XF www.iss.net
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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