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CVE-2004-1689
sudoedit (aka sudo -e) in sudo 1.6.8 opens a temporary...
Vulnerability Description
sudoedit (aka sudo -e) in sudo 1.6.8 opens a temporary file with root privileges, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the temporary file before quitting sudoedit.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12596
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109537972929201&w=2
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/424358
- http://www.osvdb.org/10023
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11204
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-219.shtml
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17424
- http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/sudoedit.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.nl/0409-exploits/sudoedit.txt
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Vulnerable Versions:
1.6.8
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 20th, 2005
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.