security flaw
Published Jun 25, 2002
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.93%
Description
sudo 1.6.0 through 1.6.3p7 does not properly clear the environment before calling the mail program, which could allow local users to gain root privileges by modifying environment variables and changing how the mail program is invoked.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.6
- 1.6.1
- 1.6.2
- 1.6.3
- 1.6.3_p1
- 1.6.3_p2
- 1.6.3_p3
- 1.6.3_p4
- 1.6.3_p5
- 1.6.3_p6
- 1.6.3_p7
No data.
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:011
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:011
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:011
Red Hat Powertools 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:013
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:011 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:011 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:011 |
| Red Hat Powertools 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:013 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.93% (0.00930) | 59.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.94% (0.00938) | 56.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.19% (0.00193) | 39.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 84.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 82.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 65.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (17)
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SN-02%3A06.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000451 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:003 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101120193627756&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-101 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_002_sudo_txt.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-011.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-013.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/3800 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_IMMUNIX
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/250168 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3871 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/postfix.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0043 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616725 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7891 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0043
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0043
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.