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CVE-2002-0184

HIGH CVSS: 7.8 Published: 2002-05-16 Modified: 2026-06-16

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 Platforms

Sudo Project SudoDebian Debian Linux

Weakness Type

CWE-131

References