CVE-2005-1831
Sudo 1.6.8p7 on SuSE Linux 9.3, and possibly other Linux distributions, allows local users to gain privileges by using sudo to call su, then entering a blank password and hitting CTRL-C.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.40%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Sudo 1.6.8p7 on SuSE Linux 9.3, and possibly other Linux distributions, allows local users to gain privileges by using sudo to call su, then entering a blank password and hitting CTRL-C. NOTE: SuSE and multiple third-party researchers have not been able to replicate this issue, stating "Sudo catches SIGINT and returns an empty string for the password so I don't see how this could happen unless the user's actual password was empty.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- todd miller/sudo
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-05/0349.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-05/0359.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111755694008928&w=2
- http://www.osvdb.org/20417
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-05/0349.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-05/0359.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111755694008928&w=2
- http://www.osvdb.org/20417
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.