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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2002-0043 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:35:17.330Z

Reserved: 2002-01-22T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2002-0043

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2002-01-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2002-0043

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Severity :

Publid Date: 2002-01-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2002-0043 - Bugzilla

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