CVE-2010-0427

Public Exploit

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.

Category

4.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/38803 third party advisory
ftp://ftp.sudo.ws/pub/sudo/sudo-1.6.9p21.patch.gz patch
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201003-01.xml vendor advisory
http://sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/aa0b6c01c462
http://secunia.com/advisories/38762 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2006 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10946 vdb entry signature
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=567622
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7216 vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514489/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-905-1 vendor advisory
http://www.gratisoft.us/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=255 exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/23/4 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/24/5 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/38795 third party advisory
http://www.sudo.ws/cgi-bin/cvsweb/sudo/set_perms.c.diff?r1=1.30.2.7&r2=1.30.2.8
http://secunia.com/advisories/38915 third party advisory
http://www.gratisoft.us/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=349
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023658 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0427?
CVE-2010-0427 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0427?
To fix CVE-2010-0427, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-0427 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-0427 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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