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CVE-2001-0279
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2001-05-03 · updated 2026-06-16
Description
Buffer overflow in sudo earlier than 1.6.3p6 allows local users to gain root privileges.
Affected products
- Debian Linux: 2.2
- Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux: 7.1, 7.2
- Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server: 1.0.1
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0414.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0427.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0437.html
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000381
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-031
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-024.php3
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-018.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-019.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0414.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0427.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0437.html
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000381
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