CVE-2002-0043 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2002-0043

sudo 1.6.0 through 1.6.3p7 does not properly clear the environment...

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

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Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Software

sudo
Vulnerable Versions:
1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, 1.6.3_p1, 1.6.3_p2, 1.6.3_p3, 1.6.3_p4, 1.6.3_p5, 1.6.3_p6, 1.6.3_p7

Timeline

Official Publish: June 25th, 2002
Last Modified: August 8th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

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Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

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