sudo 1.6.8 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in sudo 1.6.8. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-0151. Attacking locally is a requirement. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in sudo 1.6.8 (Operating System Utility Software). Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

sudo 1.6.8 and other versions does not clear the PYTHONINSPECT environment variable, which allows limited local users to gain privileges via a Python script, a variant of CVE-2005-4158.

The weakness was published 01/09/2006 by Tavis Ormandy (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ubuntulinux.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-0151. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20919 (Slackware 10.0 / 10.1 / 10.2 / 8.1 / 9.0 / 9.1 / current : sudo (SSA:2006-045-08)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Slackware Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115313 (Sudo Python Environment Variable Handling Security Bypass Vulnerability).

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 (23102), Tenable (20919), SecurityFocus (BID 16184†), Secunia (SA17534†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-10186†). Similar entry is available at VDB-1892. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 20919
Nessus Name: Slackware 10.0 / 10.1 / 10.2 / 8.1 / 9.0 / 9.1 / current : sudo (SSA:2006-045-08)
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OpenVAS ID: 56192
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 946-1 (sudo)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ubuntulinux.org
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-0151 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0151
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28260
X-Force: 23102
SecurityFocus: 16184 - Sudo Python Environment Variable Handling Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 17534
Vulnerability Center: 10186 - Sudo Python Local Escalation of Privileges and Code Execution, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 06/23/2025 04:46
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (57), 01/11/2019 12:16 (12), 07/07/2021 13:44 (2), 07/07/2021 13:50 (1), 06/23/2025 04:46 (21)
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