CVE-2001-0279

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Buffer overflow in sudo earlier than 1.6.3p6 allows local users to gain root privileges.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
May 3, 2001
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2001-0279: High severity, CVSS 7.2 | Vulnix