VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-1993
Race condition in sudo 1.3.1 up to 1.6.8p8, when the ALL pseudo-command is used after a user entry in the sudoers file, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack.
LOW 3.7EPSS 0.40%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Race condition in sudo 1.3.1 up to 1.6.8p8, when the ALL pseudo-command is used after a user entry in the sudoers file, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack.
- CVSS 2.0
- 3.7 LOWAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 33th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- todd miller/sudo
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302847
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15744
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17813
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-735
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/17396
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-535.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/402741Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425974/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13993
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15647
- http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/path_race.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0821
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2659
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=161116
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21080
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11341
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1242
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302847
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15744
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17813
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-735
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/17396
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-535.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/402741Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425974/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13993
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15647
- http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/path_race.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.