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FKIE_CVE-2009-0034

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-01-30 19:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:04
Summary
parse.c in sudo 1.6.9p17 through 1.6.9p19 does not properly interpret a system group (aka %group) in the sudoers file during authorization decisions for a user who belongs to that group, which allows local users to leverage an applicable sudoers file and gain root privileges via a sudo command.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000060.htmlBroken Link
secalert@redhat.comhttp://osvdb.org/51736Broken Link
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/33753Not Applicable
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/33840Not Applicable
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/33885Not Applicable
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/35766Not Applicable
secalert@redhat.comhttp://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0021Broken Link
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.gratisoft.us/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=327Product, Release Notes
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:033Broken Link
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0267.htmlNot Applicable
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500546/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504849/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33517Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021688Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.sudo.ws/cgi-bin/cvsweb/sudo/parse.c.diff?r1=1.160.2.21&r2=1.160.2.22&f=hBroken Link
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0009.htmlThird Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1865Permissions Required
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=468923Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
secalert@redhat.comhttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2954Broken Link
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10856Broken Link
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6462Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000060.htmlBroken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/51736Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/33753Not Applicable
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/33840Not Applicable
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/33885Not Applicable
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/35766Not Applicable
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0021Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.gratisoft.us/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=327Product, Release Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:033Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0267.htmlNot Applicable
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500546/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504849/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33517Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021688Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.sudo.ws/cgi-bin/cvsweb/sudo/parse.c.diff?r1=1.160.2.21&r2=1.160.2.22&f=hBroken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0009.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1865Permissions Required
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=468923Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2954Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10856Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6462Broken Link
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
gratisoft sudo 1.6.9
gratisoft sudo 1.6.9
gratisoft sudo 1.6.9
vmware esx 4.0

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