CVE-2002-0043

sudo <1.6.3p7 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Charles Stevenson · bashlocallinux

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21227

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (13)

[Various Sources] ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SN-02%3A06.asc

[Various Sources] http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:003

[Mailing List] http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101120193627756&w=2

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-011.html

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-013.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/250168

[Various Sources] http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/postfix.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7891

[Vendor Advisory] http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000451

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_002_sudo_txt.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/3800

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3871

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-101

Scores

EPSS 0.0019

EPSS Percentile 41.1%

Details

Status published

Products (11)

todd_miller/sudo 1.6

todd_miller/sudo 1.6.1

todd_miller/sudo 1.6.2

todd_miller/sudo 1.6.3

todd_miller/sudo 1.6.3_p1

todd_miller/sudo 1.6.3_p2

todd_miller/sudo 1.6.3_p3

todd_miller/sudo 1.6.3_p4

todd_miller/sudo 1.6.3_p5

todd_miller/sudo 1.6.3_p6

... and 1 more

Published Jan 31, 2002

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026