Description
sudo 1.6.x before 1.6.9p21 and 1.7.x before 1.7.2p4, when a pseudo-command is enabled, permits a match between the name of the pseudo-command and the name of an executable file in an arbitrary directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted executable file, as demonstrated by a file named sudoedit in a user's home directory.
CVSS Metrics
- Vector
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- local
- Access Cmplx
- medium
- Auth
- none
- Confidentiality
- complete
- Integrity
- complete
- Availability
- complete
- Weaknesses
- CWE-264
Metadata
- Primary Vendor
- TODD_MILLER
- Published
- 2/24/2010
- Last Modified
- 4/11/2025
- Source
- NIST NVD
- Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.
Affected Products
todd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudotodd_miller : sudo
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