CVE-2010-0427

N/A Unknown
Published: February 25, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

sudo 1.6.x before 1.6.9p21, when the runas_default option is used, does not properly set group memberships, which allows local users to gain privileges via a sudo command.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.sudo.ws/pub/sudo/sudo-1.6.9p21.patch.gz
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/38762
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/38795
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/38803
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/38915
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023658
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/aa0b6c01c462
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2006
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201003-01.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.gratisoft.us/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=255
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
http://www.gratisoft.us/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=349
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/23/4
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/24/5
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514489/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.sudo.ws/cgi-bin/cvsweb/sudo/set_perms.c.diff?r1=1.30.2.7&r2=1.30.2.8
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-905-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=567622
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10946
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7216
Source: secalert@redhat.com
ftp://ftp.sudo.ws/pub/sudo/sudo-1.6.9p21.patch.gz
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/38762
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/38795
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/38803
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/38915
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023658
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/aa0b6c01c462
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2006
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201003-01.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gratisoft.us/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=255
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.gratisoft.us/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=349
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/23/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/24/5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514489/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.sudo.ws/cgi-bin/cvsweb/sudo/set_perms.c.diff?r1=1.30.2.7&r2=1.30.2.8
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-905-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=567622
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10946
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7216
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

42 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
23th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

todd_miller

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