VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2010-2956
Sudo 1.7.0 through 1.7.4p3, when a Runas group is configured, does not properly handle use of the -u option in conjunction with the -g option, which allows local users to gain privileges via a command line containing a "-u root" sequence.
MEDIUM 6.2EPSS 0.36%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.36%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Sudo 1.7.0 through 1.7.4p3, when a Runas group is configured, does not properly handle use of the -u option in conjunction with the -g option, which allows local users to gain privileges via a command line containing a "-u root" sequence.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.2 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 30th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- todd miller/sudo
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/047516.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40508Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41316Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42787
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201009-03.xml
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:175
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0675.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514489/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515545/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43019
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024392
- http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/runas_group.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-983-1
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0001.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2312
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2318
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2320
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2358
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0025
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=628628
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/047516.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40508Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41316Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42787
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201009-03.xml
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:175
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.