CVE-2001-0279 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2001-0279?

CVE-2001-0279 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 7 May 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0279?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux, Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server.

How do I fix CVE-2001-0279?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0279 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2001-0279 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0279 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
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• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-8rjr-96wc-j9h5.