CVE-2002-0184
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2002-0184 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2002-05-16 04:00:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-131 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sudo Project | Sudo | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISS X-Force Database: sudo-password-expansion-overflow (8936): Sudo -p (password) prompt escape character expansion heap overflow | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.iss.net | Broken Link |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-128-1 sudo | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Broken Link, Third Party Advisory |
| 'TSLSA-2002-0046 - sudo' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | Mailing List |
| 'Sudo version 1.6.6 now available (fwd)' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | Mailing List, Patch |
| Sudo Password Prompt Heap Overflow Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| CERT/CC Vulnerability Note VU#820083 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kb.cert.org | Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource |
| marc.info | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | Mailing List |
| Security Announcement | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.novell.com | Broken Link |
| LinuxSecurity.com: EnGarde: sudo heap corruption vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.linuxsecurity.com | Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Home - Conectiva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | distro.conectiva.com.br | Broken Link, Third Party Advisory |
| '[slackware-security] sudo upgrade fixes a potential vulnerability' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | Mailing List, Patch |
| redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | Broken Link, Third Party Advisory |
| www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-028.php3 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.linux-mandrake.com | Broken Link |
| redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | Broken Link, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.