CVE-2001-0279

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

7.2 HighPublic exploit

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

Exploit likelihood

0.86%Down 1.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

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

Record: CVE-2001-0279
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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

Record: CVE-2001-0279
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2001-0279 No score

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

Record: EUVD-2001-0279
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8rjr-96wc-j9h5 No score

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

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

Record: GHSA-8rjr-96wc-j9h5
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Sudo 1.5/1.6 - Heap Corruption	2001-02-22

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2001-0279 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Debian Linux, published May 3, 2001. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.86%, the 58th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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