CVE-2014-9680
sudo before 1.8.12 does not ensure that the TZ environment variable is associated with a zoneinfo file, which allows local users to open arbitrary files for read access (but not view file contents) by running a program within an sudo session, as…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.47%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
sudo before 1.8.12 does not ensure that the TZ environment variable is associated with a zoneinfo file, which allows local users to open arbitrary files for read access (but not view file contents) by running a program within an sudo session, as demonstrated by interfering with terminal output, discarding kernel-log messages, or repositioning tape drives.
- CVSS 3.0
- 3.3 LOWCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.47% probability · 39th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- sudo project/sudo
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/15/24Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1409.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033158
- http://www.sudo.ws/alerts/tz.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-02
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/15/24Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1409.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033158
- http://www.sudo.ws/alerts/tz.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-02
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.