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CVE-2001-0279

Buffer overflow in sudo earlier than 1.6.3p6 allows local users to gain root privileges.

Buffer overflow in sudo earlier than 1.6.3p6 allows local users to gain root privileges.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.00216
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

3
debian linuxall versions
mandrakesoft mandrake linuxall versions
mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate serverall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
localSudo 1.5/1.6 - Heap Corruptionverified
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Scoring & Timeline

7.2
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD03 May 2001 · 04:00 AM
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Vendor Advisories

2
rhsaRHSA-2001:019
rhsaRHSA-2001:018
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References & Sources

8
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0414.htmlPatch
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0427.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0437.html
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000381
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-031PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-024.php3PatchVendor Advisory
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