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CVE-2005-1993
Race condition in sudo 1.3.1 up to 1.6.8p8, when the...
Vulnerability Description
Race condition in sudo 1.3.1 up to 1.6.8p8, when the ALL pseudo-command is used after a user entry in the sudoers file, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack.
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
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11341
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/402741
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17813
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2659
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-735
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0821
- http://www.osvdb.org/17396
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-535.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15744
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425974/100/0/threaded
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=161116
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302847
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13993
- http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/path_race.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15647
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1242
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21080
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html
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sudo
Vulnerable Versions:
1.3.1, 1.5.6, 1.5.7, 1.5.8, 1.5.9, 1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, 1.6.3_p1, 1.6.3_p2, 1.6.3_p3, 1.6.3_p4, 1.6.3_p5, 1.6.3_p6, 1.6.3_p7, 1.6.4, 1.6.4_p1, 1.6.4_p2, 1.6.5, 1.6.5_p1, 1.6.5_p2, 1.6.6, 1.6.7, 1.6.7_p5, 1.6.8, 1.6.8_p1, 1.6.8_p7, 1.6.8_p8
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 20th, 2005
Last Modified:
August 7th, 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.