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Medium
CVE-2010-2956
Sudo 1.7.0 through 1.7.4p3, when a Runas group is configured,...
Vulnerability 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.
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://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2312
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=628628
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2318
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0001.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:175
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2320
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514489/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2358
- http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/runas_group.html
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/047516.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201009-03.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515545/100/0/threaded
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43019
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0675.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40508
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024392
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42787
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0025
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-983-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41316
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Vulnerable Versions:
1.7.0, 1.7.1, 1.7.2, 1.7.2p1, 1.7.2p2, 1.7.2p3, 1.7.2p4, 1.7.2p5, 1.7.2p6, 1.7.2p7, 1.7.3b1, 1.7.4, 1.7.4p1, 1.7.4p2, 1.7.4p3
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 10th, 2010
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.