CVE - CVE-2010-0426

CVE-ID
CVE-2010-0426	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
sudo 1.6.x before 1.6.9p21 and 1.7.x before 1.7.2p4, when a pseudo-command is enabled, permits a match between the name of the pseudo-command and the name of an executable file in an arbitrary directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted executable file, as demonstrated by a file named sudoedit in a user's home directory.
References
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MISC:1023658 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1023658 MISC:20101027 rPSA-2010-0075-1 sudo URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514489/100/0/threaded MISC:38362 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38362 MISC:38659 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/38659 MISC:38762 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/38762 MISC:38795 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/38795 MISC:38803 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/38803 MISC:38915 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/38915 MISC:39399 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/39399 MISC:ADV-2010-0450 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0450~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:ADV-2010-0949 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0949~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:DSA-2006 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2006 MISC:FEDORA-2010-6701 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/040578.html MISC:FEDORA-2010-6749 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/040588.html MISC:GLSA-201003-01 URL:http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201003-01.xml MISC:MDVSA-2010:049 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:049~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:SSA:2010-110-01 URL:http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.577019 MISC:SUSE-SR:2010:006 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html MISC:USN-905-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-905-1 MISC:ftp://ftp.sudo.ws/pub/sudo/sudo-1.6.9p21.patch.gz URL:ftp://ftp.sudo.ws/pub/sudo/sudo-1.6.9p21.patch.gz MISC:http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=570737 URL:http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=570737 MISC:http://sudo.ws/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=389 URL:http://sudo.ws/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=389 MISC:http://sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/88f3181692fe URL:http://sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/88f3181692fe MISC:http://sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/f86e1b56d074 URL:http://sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/f86e1b56d074 MISC:http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075 URL:http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075 MISC:http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-security-4/the-use-of-sudoedit-command-question-785442/ URL:http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-security-4/the-use-of-sudoedit-command-question-785442/ MISC:http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/stable.html URL:http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/stable.html MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10814 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10814 MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7238 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7238
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20100127	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20100127)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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