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CVE-2015-5602
sudoedit in Sudo before 1.8.15 allows local users to gain...
Vulnerability Description
sudoedit in Sudo before 1.8.15 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file whose full path is defined using multiple wildcards in /etc/sudoers, as demonstrated by "/home/*/*/file.txt."
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://bugzilla.sudo.ws/show_bug.cgi?id=707
- http://www.sudo.ws/stable.html#1.8.15
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034392
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3440
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-13
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171024.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37710/
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171054.html
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Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 17th, 2015
Last Modified:
August 6th, 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.