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CVE-2002-0184

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 1.20%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2002-05-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2002-0184
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
1.20%

Original NVD Description

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.