Sudo before 1.6.6 contains an off-by-one error that can result in a heap-based buffer overflow that may allow local users to gain root privileges via special characters in the -p (prompt) argument, which are not properly expanded.

Threat-Mapped Scoring

Score: 1.9

Priority: P3 - Important (Medium)

• S9 – Sabotage of System/App
• S10 – Denial of Service (+0.1 bonus)

EPSS

Score: 0.00212
Percentile: 0.43897

CVSS Scoring

Mapped CWE(s)

• CWE-131 : Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size

All CAPEC(s)

CAPEC(s) with Mapped TTPs

Mapped ATT&CK TTPs

Affected Products

• cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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