CVE-2002-0043 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain root privileges by manipulating environment variables when sudo invokes the mail program.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-0043?
CVE-2002-0043 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jun 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0043?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Todd Miller Sudo.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0043?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0043 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2002-0043 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-0043 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jc33-cg9p-57rj.