CVE-2005-2959

N/A Unknown
Published: October 25, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in sudo 1.6.8 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via the (1) SHELLOPTS and (2) PS4 environment variables before executing a bash script on behalf of another user, which are not cleared even though other variables are.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17318
Source: security@debian.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17322
Source: security@debian.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17345
Source: security@debian.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17390
Source: security@debian.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17666
Source: security@debian.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18549
Source: security@debian.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24479
Source: security@debian.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-870
Source: security@debian.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9643
Source: security@debian.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15191
Source: security@debian.org
Exploit
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html
Source: security@debian.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930
Source: security@debian.org
Vendor Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/213-1/
Source: security@debian.org
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17318
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17322
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17345
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17390
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17666
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18549
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24479
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-870
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:201
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_02_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2006.002-sudo.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9643
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15191
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.sudo.ws/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=182
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/213-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

38 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
32th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

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