CVE-2014-9680
Apache Sudo Zoneinfo File Access Vulnerability
Description
sudo before 1.8.12 does not ensure that the TZ environment variable is associated with a zoneinfo file, which allows local users to open arbitrary files for read access (but not view file contents) by running a program within an sudo session, as demonstrated by interfering with terminal output, discarding kernel-log messages, or repositioning tape drives.
INFO
Published Date :
April 24, 2017, 6:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 5, 2018, 2:29 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
1.4
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2014-9680 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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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-2014-9680.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/15/24 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1409.html | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033158 | |
| http://www.sudo.ws/alerts/tz.html | Vendor Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-02 |
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).
Custom version of sudo 1.8.3p1 with CVE-2021-3156 patches applied
C Roff Makefile Objective-C Shell Perl Yacc Lex Pascal
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2014-9680 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2014-9680 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.
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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://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1409.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 21, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033158 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-02 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 04, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type http://www.sudo.ws/alerts/tz.html No Types Assigned http://www.sudo.ws/alerts/tz.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/15/24 No Types Assigned http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/15/24 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-200 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:1.8.11:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-9680 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-2014-9680
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
0.05635
percentile