CVE-2001-0279: Debian Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 2.2 only
• Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux: version 7.1 only; version 7.2 only
• Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server: version 1.0.1 only

Published 2001-05-03. Last modified 2026-06-16.