---
cve: "CVE-2001-0279"
severity: "LOW"
cvss: 3.1
epss: "86%"
vendor: "n/a"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2001-05-03 04:00:00"
tags: [cve, security, low]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-08T08:22:54+02:00"
---

# CVE-2001-0279

> 3.1 LOW

## Beschreibung

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

## Exploit-Evidenz

- [EDB-20901 — Sudo 1.5/1.6 - Heap Corruption](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20901) ✅

## Referenzen

- <http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-018.html>
- <http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0414.html>
- <http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-024.php3>
- <http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0437.html>
- <http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-031>
- <http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0427.html>
- <http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000381>
- <http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-019.html>

---
_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2001-0279) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_