6.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2010-0426
Sudo Directory Traversal Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 24, 2010, 6:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 10, 2018, 7:52 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.4
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2010-0426 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2010-0426 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Todd_miller sudo
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2010-0426.

URL Resource
ftp://ftp.sudo.ws/pub/sudo/sudo-1.6.9p21.patch.gz Patch
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=570737
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/040578.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/040588.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/38659 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38762
http://secunia.com/advisories/38795
http://secunia.com/advisories/38803
http://secunia.com/advisories/38915
http://secunia.com/advisories/39399
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023658
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.577019
http://sudo.ws/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=389
http://sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/88f3181692fe
http://sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/f86e1b56d074
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2006
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201003-01.xml
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-security-4/the-use-of-sudoedit-command-question-785442/
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:049
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514489/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38362 Patch
http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/stable.html Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-905-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0450 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0949
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10814
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7238

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Shell

Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago
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Born at : March 23, 2023, 4:32 a.m. This repo has been linked 435 different CVEs too.

sudo 1.6.x before 1.6.9p21 and 1.7.x before 1.7.2p4 - Privilege escalation with sudo and sudoedit

Shell

Updated: 6 months, 3 weeks ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 1, 2023, 11:39 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

cve-2010-0426

Dockerfile

Updated: 3 years, 6 months ago
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Born at : Jan. 6, 2019, 5:38 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Sudo 1.6.x <= 1.6.9p21 and 1.7.x <= 1.7.2p4 Local Privilege Escalation and vulnerable container

docker vulnerability sudo cve-2010-0426 privilege-escalation vulnerable-container

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Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
9 stars 11 fork 11 watcher
Born at : Dec. 16, 2017, 1:16 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2010-0426 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2010-0426 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/514489/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514489/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7238 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10814 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7238 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10814 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 25, 2010

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2010-0426 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2010-0426 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.08236

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability