{
    "id": "CVE-2002-0184",
    "published": "2002-05-16 04:00:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 21:56:57",
    "cvss_score": "7.8",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-131",
    "description": "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.01199",
    "epss_percentile": "0.67321",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-11 18:17:02",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "debian",
            "product": "debian_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "sudo_project",
            "product": "sudo"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "21420",
            "title": "Sudo 1.6.x - Password Prompt Heap Overflow",
            "date": "2001-11-01",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21420"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000475",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101974610509912&w=2",
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        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102010164413135&w=2",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-128",
        "http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8936.php",
        "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/820083",
        "http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-028.php3",
        "http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2040.html",
        "http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_014_sudo_txt.html",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-071.html",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-072.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4593",
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        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101974610509912&w=2",
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        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102010164413135&w=2"
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