Todd Miller sudo up to 1.6.8 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Todd Miller sudo. It has been declared as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2005-2959. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Todd Miller sudo (Operating System Utility Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

incomplete blacklist vulnerability in sudo 1.6.8 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via the (1) shellopts and (2) ps4 environment variables before executing a bash script on behalf of another user which are not cleared even though other variables are.

The weakness was presented 10/25/2005 by Tavis Ormandy (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-2959 since 09/19/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22736 (Debian DSA-870-1 : sudo - missing input sanitising), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks.

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 X-Force (22865), Tenable (22736), SecurityFocus (BID 15191†), Secunia (SA17390†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-9565†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System Utility Software

Vendor

• Todd Miller

Name

• sudo

Version

• 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
• 1.6.3p1
• 1.6.3p2
• 1.6.3p3
• 1.6.3p4
• 1.6.3p5
• 1.6.3p6
• 1.6.3p7
• 1.6.4
• 1.6.4 P1
• 1.6.4 P2
• 1.6.4p1
• 1.6.4p2
• 1.6.5
• 1.6.5 P1
• 1.6.5 P2
• 1.6.5p1
• 1.6.5p2
• 1.6.6
• 1.6.7
• 1.6.7 P5
• 1.6.8

License

• open-source

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 22736
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-870-1 : sudo - missing input sanitising
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OpenVAS ID: 55745
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 870-1 (sudo)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/19/2005 🔍
10/25/2005 +36 days 🔍
10/25/2005 +0 days 🔍
10/25/2005 +0 days 🔍
10/31/2005 +6 days 🔍
11/08/2005 +8 days 🔍
10/14/2006 +340 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3070 days 🔍
07/06/2021 +2309 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2005-2959 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2959
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26648
X-Force: 22865
SecurityFocus: 15191 - Todd Miller Sudo Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 17390 - Ubuntu update for sudo, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 9565 - Sudo Local Privileges Escalation via SHELLOPTS \x26 PS4 Environment Variables, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-0930

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/06/2021 09:51
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (64), 06/16/2017 09:03 (9), 07/06/2021 09:51 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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