CVE-2001-0279

highpriority · track · 39EPSS 0.009 · 58 %ileexploit · functionalEUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · functional

Likely / severe?

0.86% (58th) EPSS

CVSS 7.2 · high

Is it mine?

5 products

Who says so?

2 sources

enisa_euvd · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-24

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

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.2

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–7.2

v2.07.2highAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 10

v2.06.5mediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POCsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-119USLLM-inferred

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
debian debian linux= 2.2nvdUScpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake linux= 7.1nvdUScpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake linux= 7.2nvdUScpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server= 1.0.1nvdUScpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

Which sources assert this record, and when.

published 2001-05-03modified 2026-06-16

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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