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CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2002-0043

Published: Jan 31, 2002 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0043
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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 Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
SudoTodd_miller1.6 (including)1.6 (including)
SudoTodd_miller1.6.1 (including)1.6.1 (including)
SudoTodd_miller1.6.2 (including)1.6.2 (including)
SudoTodd_miller1.6.3 (including)1.6.3 (including)
SudoTodd_miller1.6.3_p1 (including)1.6.3_p1 (including)
SudoTodd_miller1.6.3_p2 (including)1.6.3_p2 (including)
SudoTodd_miller1.6.3_p3 (including)1.6.3_p3 (including)
SudoTodd_miller1.6.3_p4 (including)1.6.3_p4 (including)
SudoTodd_miller1.6.3_p5 (including)1.6.3_p5 (including)
SudoTodd_miller1.6.3_p6 (including)1.6.3_p6 (including)
SudoTodd_miller1.6.3_p7 (including)1.6.3_p7 (including)
Red Hat Linux 7.0RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 7.1RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 7.2RedHat*
Red Hat Powertools 6.2RedHat*

References

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