Todd Miller sudo 1.6.9/1.7.0/1.8 TZ Parser information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Todd Miller sudo 1.6.9/1.7.0/1.8. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component TZ Parser. Such manipulation of the argument TZ as part of Environment Variable leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2014-9680. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Todd Miller sudo 1.6.9/1.7.0/1.8 (Operating System Utility Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component TZ Parser. The manipulation of the argument TZ as part of a Environment Variable leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 02/22/2015 by Jakub Wilk as Bug 1191144 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-9680 since 02/12/2015. 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 MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81431 (Fedora 21 : sudo-1.8.12-1.fc21 (2015-2281)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169544 (OpenSuSE Security Update for sudo (openSUSE-SU-2016:2983-1)).

Upgrading to version 1.8.12 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (101202), Tenable (81431), SecurityFocus (BID 72649†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-52167†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 81431
Nessus Name: Fedora 21 : sudo-1.8.12-1.fc21 (2015-2281)
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OpenVAS ID: 703167
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3167-1 (sudo - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: sudo 1.8.12

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02/10/2015 🔍
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02/27/2015 +4 days 🔍
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04/24/2017 +615 days 🔍
03/10/2022 +1781 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 1191144
Researcher: Jakub Wilk
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-9680 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9680
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69236

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X-Force: 101202 - Todd Miller sudo security bypass
SecurityFocus: 72649 - Todd Miller Sudo CVE-2014-9680 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1033158
Vulnerability Center: 52167 - Sudo before 1.8.12 Local Security Bypass Restrictions Vulnerability, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 02/27/2015 09:53
Updated: 03/10/2022 22:11
Changes: 02/27/2015 09:53 (45), 06/16/2017 09:03 (34), 03/10/2022 21:48 (4), 03/10/2022 22:02 (11), 03/10/2022 22:11 (1)
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