CVE-2002-0043 (GCVE-0-2002-0043)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2002-06-25 04:00
Modified
2024-08-08 02:35
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.org ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SN-02%3A06.asc
cve@mitre.org http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000451
cve@mitre.org http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:003
cve@mitre.org http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101120193627756&w=2
cve@mitre.org http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-101
cve@mitre.org http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_002_sudo_txt.html
cve@mitre.org http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-011.html
cve@mitre.org http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-013.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/3800
cve@mitre.org http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/250168 Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3871
cve@mitre.org http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/postfix.html
cve@mitre.org https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7891
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SN-02%3A06.asc
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000451
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:003
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101120193627756&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-101
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_002_sudo_txt.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-011.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-013.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/3800
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/250168 Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3871
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/postfix.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7891
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Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
  • Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.