VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-0151
sudo 1.6.8 and other versions does not clear the PYTHONINSPECT environment variable, which allows limited local users to gain privileges via a Python script, a variant of CVE-2005-4158.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.61%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.61%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
sudo 1.6.8 and other versions does not clear the PYTHONINSPECT environment variable, which allows limited local users to gain privileges via a Python script, a variant of CVE-2005-4158.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.61% probability · 47th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- todd miller/sudo · ubuntu/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18358Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18363Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18549
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18558
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18906
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19016
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21692
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.421822
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-946
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:159
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_02_sr.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16184Exploit
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0010
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/235-2/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18358Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18363Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18549
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18558
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18906
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19016
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21692
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.421822
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-946
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:159
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_02_sr.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16184Exploit
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0010
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/235-2/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.