4.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2011-0010
Sudo Group Bypass Vulnerability
Description

check.c in sudo 1.7.x before 1.7.4p5, when a Runas group is configured, does not require a password for command execution that involves a gid change but no uid change, which allows local users to bypass an intended authentication requirement via the -g option to a sudo command.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 18, 2011, 6:03 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 5, 2018, 2:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

3.4
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2011-0010 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-2011-0010.

URL Resource
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=609641
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053263.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053341.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/11/3 Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/12/1 Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/12/3
http://secunia.com/advisories/42886 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42949
http://secunia.com/advisories/42968
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
http://secunia.com/advisories/43282
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-06.xml
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.593654
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:018
http://www.osvdb.org/70400
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0599.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45774
http://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/07d1b0ce530e Patch
http://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/fe8a94f96542 Patch
http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/runas_group_pw.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1046-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0089 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0182
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0195
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0199
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0362
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=668879 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64636

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2011-0010 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2011-0010 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]

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-06.xml [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/64636 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64636 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 19, 2011

    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-2011-0010 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-2011-0010 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.05 }} 0.00%

score

0.14209

percentile

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