Debian DSA-031-2 : sudo - buffer overflow

Todd Miller announced a new version of sudo which corrects a buffer overflow that could potentially be used to gain root privileges on the local system. The fix from sudo 1.6.3p6 is available in sudo 1.6.2p2-1potato1 for Debian 2.2 potato. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The...

CVE-2001-0279

The CVE-2001-0279 entry concerns a buffer overflow in sudo prior to version 1.6.3p6 that could allow a local user to gain root privileges. Multiple connected advisories confirm this vulnerability and reference updating to a fixed package (e.g., 1.6.3p6 or newer) as the remedy. Affected documents ...

CVE-2001-0279

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

CVE-2001-0279

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