VDB-25393 · CVE-2005-1831 · OSVDB 20417

Todd Miller sudo 1.6.8p7 Local Privilege Escalation ⚔ [Disputed]

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Todd Miller sudo 1.6.8p7. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2005-1831. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. There are still doubts about whether this vulnerability truly exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Todd Miller sudo 1.6.8p7 (Operating System Utility Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

** disputed ** sudo 1.6.8p7 on suse linux 9.3 and possibly other linux distributions allows local users to gain privileges by using sudo to call su then entering a blank password and hitting ctrl-c. note: suse and multiple third-party researchers have not been able to replicate this issue stating "sudo catches sigint and returns an empty string for the password so i don t see how this could happen unless the user s actual password was empty."

The weakness was presented 05/31/2005 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-1831 since 06/02/2005. 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 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (20417†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System Utility Software

Vendor

Todd Miller

Name

sudo

Version

1.6.8p7

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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CNA Base Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/31/2005 🔍
05/31/2005 +0 days 🔍
06/02/2005 +2 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3569 days 🔍
01/16/2025 +3599 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined
Disputed: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2005-1831 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1831
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25393
OSVDB: 20417

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 01/16/2025 22:24
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (46), 06/16/2017 09:02 (2), 08/08/2024 00:36 (16), 01/16/2025 22:24 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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