Todd Miller sudo 1.6.9 P17/1.6.9 P18/1.6.9 P19 Authorization parse.c access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Todd Miller sudo 1.6.9 P17/1.6.9 P18/1.6.9 P19. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file parse.c of the component Authorization. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2009-0034. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Todd Miller sudo 1.6.9 P17/1.6.9 P18/1.6.9 P19 (Operating System Utility Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the file parse.c of the component Authorization. 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:

parse.c in sudo 1.6.9p17 through 1.6.9p19 does not properly interpret a system group (aka %group) in the sudoers file during authorization decisions for a user who belongs to that group, which allows local users to leverage an applicable sudoers file and gain root privileges via a sudo command.

The weakness was released 01/29/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at issues.rpath.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-0034 since 12/15/2008. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 05/23/2025). 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 67801 (Oracle Linux 5 : sudo (ELSA-2009-0267)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116194 (Red Hat Update for sudo (RHSA-2009:0267-5)).

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 (48348), Tenable (67801), SecurityFocus (BID 33517†), OSVDB (51736†) and Secunia (SA33753†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-56179. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Base Score: 8.4
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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: 67801
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 5 : sudo (ELSA-2009-0267)
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OpenVAS ID: 63324
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-1074 (sudo)
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12/15/2008 🔍
01/29/2009 +45 days 🔍
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01/30/2009 +1 days 🔍
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02/04/2009 +5 days 🔍
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02/08/2009 +3 days 🔍
07/12/2013 +1615 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +613 days 🔍
05/23/2025 +3719 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: issues.rpath.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0034 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0034
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46196

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X-Force: 48348
SecurityFocus: 33517 - Todd Miller Sudo 'Runas_Alias' Supplementary Group Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 33753 - Sudo Privilege Escalation Security Issue, Not Critical
OSVDB: 51736 - sudo parse.c System Group Interpretation Local Privilege Escalation
SecurityTracker: 1021688 - Sudo Supplemental Group Privilege Error Lets Certain Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 20742 - Sudo 1.6.9p17 - 1.6.9p19 Parse.c Vulnerability Allows Local Users to Gain Root Privileges, High
Vupen: ADV-2009-1865

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/23/2025 00:22
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (68), 01/29/2017 15:05 (17), 08/04/2021 10:06 (3), 05/23/2025 00:22 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:8A4:103

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