CVE-2010-0426

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control
Publication date:
24/02/2010
Last modified:
11/04/2025

Description

sudo 1.6.x before 1.6.9p21 and 1.7.x before 1.7.2p4, when a pseudo-command is enabled, permits a match between the name of the pseudo-command and the name of an executable file in an arbitrary directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted executable file, as demonstrated by a file named sudoedit in a user's home directory.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*


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