CVE-2002-0043
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.2)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Puntuación base: 7.2
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.93%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 59
- Fecha de la puntuación: 2/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- NVD-CWE-Other
Referencias
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SN-02%3A06.asc
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000451
- http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:003
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101120193627756&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-101
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_002_sudo_txt.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-011.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-013.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/3800
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/250168
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3871
- http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/postfix.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7891
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SN-02%3A06.asc
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000451
- http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:003
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101120193627756&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-101
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_002_sudo_txt.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-011.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-013.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/3800
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/250168
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3871
- http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/postfix.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7891
JSON original (NVD)
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