CVE-2010-1163
The command matching functionality in sudo 1.6.8 through 1.7.2p5 does not properly handle when a file in the current working directory has the same name as a pseudo-command in the sudoers file and the PATH contains an entry for ".", which allows local…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The command matching functionality in sudo 1.6.8 through 1.7.2p5 does not properly handle when a file in the current working directory has the same name as a pseudo-command in the sudoers file and the PATH contains an entry for ".", which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a Trojan horse executable, as demonstrated using sudoedit, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0426.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- todd miller/sudo
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/039986.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39384Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39399
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39474Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39543
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.577019
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:078
- http://www.osvdb.org/63878
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0361.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510827/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510846/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510880/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514489/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39468
- http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/sudoedit_escalate2.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-928-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0881Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0895Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0904
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0949
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0956
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1019
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57836
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9382
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/039986.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.