FKIE_CVE-2005-1993

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2005-06-20 04:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:14
Severity
Summary
Race condition in sudo 1.3.1 up to 1.6.8p8, when the ALL pseudo-command is used after a user entry in the sudoers file, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302847
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/15744
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/17813
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-735
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.osvdb.org/17396
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-535.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/402741Patch, Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425974/100/0/threaded
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13993
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15647
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/path_race.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0821
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2659
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=161116
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21080
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11341
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1242
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302847
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/15744
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/17813
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-735
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/17396
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-535.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/402741Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425974/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13993
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15647
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/path_race.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0821
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2659
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=161116
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21080
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11341
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1242
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
todd_miller sudo 1.3.1
todd_miller sudo 1.5.6
todd_miller sudo 1.5.7
todd_miller sudo 1.5.8
todd_miller sudo 1.5.9
todd_miller sudo 1.6
todd_miller sudo 1.6.1
todd_miller sudo 1.6.2
todd_miller sudo 1.6.3
todd_miller sudo 1.6.3_p1
todd_miller sudo 1.6.3_p2
todd_miller sudo 1.6.3_p3
todd_miller sudo 1.6.3_p4
todd_miller sudo 1.6.3_p5
todd_miller sudo 1.6.3_p6
todd_miller sudo 1.6.3_p7
todd_miller sudo 1.6.4
todd_miller sudo 1.6.4_p1
todd_miller sudo 1.6.4_p2
todd_miller sudo 1.6.5
todd_miller sudo 1.6.5_p1
todd_miller sudo 1.6.5_p2
todd_miller sudo 1.6.6
todd_miller sudo 1.6.7
todd_miller sudo 1.6.7_p5
todd_miller sudo 1.6.8
todd_miller sudo 1.6.8_p1
todd_miller sudo 1.6.8_p7
todd_miller sudo 1.6.8_p8
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