CVE-2013-1775

Public Exploit

Description

sudo 1.6.0 through 1.7.10p6 and sudo 1.8.0 through 1.8.6p6 allows local users or physically proximate attackers to bypass intended time restrictions and retain privileges without re-authenticating by setting the system clock and sudo user timestamp to the epoch.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.23% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory sudo.ws Vendor Advisory apple.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58203 vdb entry
http://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/ddf399e3e306 patch exploit
http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/epoch_ticket.html vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/90677 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1701.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2642 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00066.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1754-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2013&m=slackware-security.517440 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/27/22 mailing list
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1353.html vendor advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031 vendor advisory
http://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/ebd6cc75020f patch exploit
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5880

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-1775?
CVE-2013-1775 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-1775?
To fix CVE-2013-1775, 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-2013-1775 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-1775 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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