CVE-2014-9680

Public Exploit

Description

sudo before 1.8.12 does not ensure that the TZ environment variable is associated with a zoneinfo file, which allows local users to open arbitrary files for read access (but not view file contents) by running a program within an sudo session, as demonstrated by interfering with terminal output, discarding kernel-log messages, or repositioning tape drives.

Category

3.3
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.46%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory sudo.ws
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-02 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033158 vdb entry
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/15/24 mailing list exploit third party advisory
http://www.sudo.ws/alerts/tz.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1409.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9680?
CVE-2014-9680 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9680?
To fix CVE-2014-9680, 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-2014-9680 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-9680 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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