Todd Miller Sudo up to 1.6.8 P8 sudo symlink

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Todd Miller Sudo. Impacted is an unknown function of the component sudo. This manipulation causes symlink. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2005-1119. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Todd Miller Sudo (Operating System Utility Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component sudo. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-61. The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Sudo VISudo 1.6.8 and earlier allows local users to corrupt arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

The weakness was published 05/02/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-1119 since 04/16/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 254319 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2005-1119), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (254319) and SecurityFocus (BID 13171†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Type

• Operating System Utility Software

Vendor

• Todd Miller

Name

• Sudo

Version

• 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 P8

License

• open-source

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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