CVE-2002-0184

Exp

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.

Published: 2002-05-16 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-0184 is rated High Exploit Risk (65.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.18%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-0184

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
21420 exploit_db edb 2001-11-01 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0184

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2024-12-17 0.06% 0.18% +0.12%
2 2024-02-02 0.04% 0.06% +0.02%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0184

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0184

OS Trackers for CVE-2002-0184

vendor priority summary link
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0184

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0184

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sudo_project sudo < 1.6.6 cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 2.2 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0184

URL Tags
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000475 Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101974610509912&w=2 Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101975443619600&w=2 Mailing List Patch
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101979472822196&w=2 Mailing List Patch
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102010164413135&w=2 Mailing List
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-128 Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8936.php Broken Link
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/820083 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-028.php3 Broken Link
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2040.html Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_014_sudo_txt.html Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-071.html Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-072.html Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4593 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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