sudo up to 1.8.29 Runas privileges management ⚔ [Disputed]

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in sudo up to 1.8.29. This affects an unknown part of the component Runas Handler. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2019-19232. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. The existence of this vulnerability is still disputed at present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in sudo up to 1.8.29 (Operating System Utility Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Runas Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In Sudo through 1.8.29, an attacker with access to a Runas ALL sudoer account can impersonate a nonexistent user by invoking sudo with a numeric uid that is not associated with any user.

The weakness was shared 12/19/2019. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-19232 since 11/22/2019. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. A authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/05/2024). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Type

• Operating System Utility Software

Name

• sudo

Version

• 1.8.0
• 1.8.1
• 1.8.2
• 1.8.3
• 1.8.4
• 1.8.5
• 1.8.6
• 1.8.7
• 1.8.8
• 1.8.9
• 1.8.10
• 1.8.11
• 1.8.12
• 1.8.13
• 1.8.14
• 1.8.15
• 1.8.16
• 1.8.17
• 1.8.18
• 1.8.19
• 1.8.20
• 1.8.21
• 1.8.22
• 1.8.23
• 1.8.24
• 1.8.25
• 1.8.26
• 1.8.27
• 1.8.28
• 1.8.29

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• open-source

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