4.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2010-0427
"sudo Group Privilege Escalation Vulnerability"
Description

sudo 1.6.x before 1.6.9p21, when the runas_default option is used, does not properly set group memberships, which allows local users to gain privileges via a sudo command.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 25, 2010, 7:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:12 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

3.4
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2010-0427 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-2010-0427.

URL Resource
ftp://ftp.sudo.ws/pub/sudo/sudo-1.6.9p21.patch.gz Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/38762
http://secunia.com/advisories/38795
http://secunia.com/advisories/38803
http://secunia.com/advisories/38915
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023658
http://sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/aa0b6c01c462
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.gratisoft.us/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=255 Exploit
http://www.gratisoft.us/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=349
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/23/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/24/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514489/100/0/threaded
http://www.sudo.ws/cgi-bin/cvsweb/sudo/set_perms.c.diff?r1=1.30.2.7&r2=1.30.2.8
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-905-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=567622
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10946
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7216
ftp://ftp.sudo.ws/pub/sudo/sudo-1.6.9p21.patch.gz Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/38762
http://secunia.com/advisories/38795
http://secunia.com/advisories/38803
http://secunia.com/advisories/38915
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023658
http://sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/aa0b6c01c462
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.gratisoft.us/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=255 Exploit
http://www.gratisoft.us/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=349
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/23/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/24/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514489/100/0/threaded
http://www.sudo.ws/cgi-bin/cvsweb/sudo/set_perms.c.diff?r1=1.30.2.7&r2=1.30.2.8
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-905-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=567622
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10946
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7216

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference ftp://ftp.sudo.ws/pub/sudo/sudo-1.6.9p21.patch.gz
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/38762
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/38795
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/38803
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/38915
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1023658
    Added Reference http://sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/aa0b6c01c462
    Added Reference http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2006
    Added Reference http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201003-01.xml
    Added Reference http://www.gratisoft.us/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=255
    Added Reference http://www.gratisoft.us/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=349
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/23/4
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/24/5
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514489/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.sudo.ws/cgi-bin/cvsweb/sudo/set_perms.c.diff?r1=1.30.2.7&r2=1.30.2.8
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-905-1
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=567622
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10946
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7216
  • 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:10946 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7216 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7216 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10946 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 26, 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

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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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
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Confidentiality
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