security flaw
Published Apr 2, 2003
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.20%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 1.6.6
Configuration 2
- 2.2
No data.
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:071
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:071
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:071
Red Hat Powertools 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:072
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:071 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:071 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:071 |
| Red Hat Powertools 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:072 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.20% (0.01199) | 67.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.20% (0.01199) | 64.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.21% (0.00212) | 41.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 29.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 27.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 25.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.08th | 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) |
References (18)
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000475 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVABroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101974610509912&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing List
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101975443619600&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing ListPatch
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101979472822196&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing ListPatch
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102010164413135&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXMailing List
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-128 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8936.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFBroken Link
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/820083 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-028.php3 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEBroken Link
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2040.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_ENGARDEBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_014_sudo_txt.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-071.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-072.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4593 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0184 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616757 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0184
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0184
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.