CVE-2011-0010

Description

check.c in sudo 1.7.x before 1.7.4p5, when a Runas group is configured, does not require a password for command execution that involves a gid change but no uid change, which allows local users to bypass an intended authentication requirement via the -g option to a sudo command.

Category

4.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.12%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0362 vdb entry
http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/runas_group_pw.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-06.xml vendor advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.593654 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:018 vendor advisory
http://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/07d1b0ce530e patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0089 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/42949 third party advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/11/3 mailing list patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0182 vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053263.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0199 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1046-1 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0599.html vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/12/1 mailing list patch
http://www.osvdb.org/70400 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/42886 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64636 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45774 vdb entry
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/12/3 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/43282 third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053341.html vendor advisory
http://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/fe8a94f96542 patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0195 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=668879 patch
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=609641
http://secunia.com/advisories/42968 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-0010?
CVE-2011-0010 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-0010?
To fix CVE-2011-0010, 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-2011-0010 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-0010 is being actively exploited. 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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