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CVE-2010-2956

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
10/09/2010
Last modified:
11/04/2025

Description

Sudo 1.7.0 through 1.7.4p3, when a Runas group is configured, does not properly handle use of the -u option in conjunction with the -g option, which allows local users to gain privileges via a command line containing a "-u root" sequence.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.20 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
6.20
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.2p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.2p3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.2p4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.2p5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.2p6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.2p7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.3b1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.4p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.4p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.4p3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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