CVE-2014-9680
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-200
Information Leak / Disclosure
Publication date:
24/04/2017
Last modified:
20/04/2025
Description
sudo before 1.8.12 does not ensure that the TZ environment variable is associated with a zoneinfo file, which allows local users to open arbitrary files for read access (but not view file contents) by running a program within an sudo session, as demonstrated by interfering with terminal output, discarding kernel-log messages, or repositioning tape drives.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
3.30
Severity 3.x
LOW
Base Score 2.0
2.10
Severity 2.0
LOW
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:*:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.11 (including) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/15/24
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1409.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033158
- http://www.sudo.ws/alerts/tz.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-02
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/15/24
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1409.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033158
- http://www.sudo.ws/alerts/tz.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-02