CVE-2005-1993

N/A Unknown
Published: June 20, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Race condition in sudo 1.3.1 up to 1.6.8p8, when the ALL pseudo-command is used after a user entry in the sudoers file, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302847
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/15744
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/17813
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-735
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.osvdb.org/17396
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-535.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/402741
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425974/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13993
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15647
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/path_race.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0821
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2659
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=161116
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21080
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11341
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1242
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302847
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/15744
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17813
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-735
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/17396
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-535.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/402741
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425974/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13993
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15647
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/path_race.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0821
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2659
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=161116
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21080
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11341
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1242
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

36 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
21th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

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