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Vulnerability Details :

CVE-2005-1993

Assigner-redhat

Assigner Org ID-53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749

Published At-20 Jun, 2005 | 04:00

Updated At-07 Aug, 2024 | 22:06

Race condition in sudo 1.3.1 up to 1.6.8p8, when the ALL pseudo-command is used after a user entry in the sudoers file, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack.

EPSS History

Score

Latest Score

N/A

Percentile

Latest Percentile

N/A

▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)

cve.org

Assigner:redhat

Assigner Org ID:53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749

Published At:20 Jun, 2005 | 04:00

Updated At:07 Aug, 2024 | 22:06

▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

Race condition in sudo 1.3.1 up to 1.6.8p8, when the ALL pseudo-command is used after a user entry in the sudoers file, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack.

Affected Products

Vendor

n/a

Product

n/a

Versions

Affected

Problem Types

Type	CWE ID	Description
text	N/A	n/a

Type: text

CWE ID: N/A

Description: n/a

References

Hyperlink	Resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11341	vdb-entry signature x_refsource_OVAL
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/402741	mailing-list x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://secunia.com/advisories/17813	third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2659	vdb-entry x_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-735	vendor-advisory x_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0821	vdb-entry x_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.osvdb.org/17396	vdb-entry x_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-535.html	vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
http://secunia.com/advisories/15744	third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425974/100/0/threaded	vendor-advisory x_refsource_FEDORA
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=161116	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302847	vendor-advisory x_refsource_APPLE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13993	vdb-entry x_refsource_BID
http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/path_race.html	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15647	vdb-entry x_refsource_BID
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1242	vdb-entry signature x_refsource_OVAL
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21080	vdb-entry x_refsource_XF
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html	vendor-advisory x_refsource_SUSE

Hyperlink: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11341

Resource:

vdb-entry

signature

x_refsource_OVAL

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/402741

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_BUGTRAQ

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/17813

Resource:

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_SECUNIA

Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2659

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_VUPEN

Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-735

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_DEBIAN

Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0821

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_VUPEN

Hyperlink: http://www.osvdb.org/17396

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_OSVDB

Hyperlink: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-535.html

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_REDHAT

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/15744

Resource:

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_SECUNIA

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425974/100/0/threaded

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_FEDORA

Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=161116

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Hyperlink: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302847

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_APPLE

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13993

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_BID

Hyperlink: http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/path_race.html

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15647

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_BID

Hyperlink: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1242

Resource:

vdb-entry

signature

x_refsource_OVAL

Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21080

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_XF

Hyperlink: http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_SUSE

▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)

CVE Program Container

References

Hyperlink	Resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11341	vdb-entry signature x_refsource_OVAL x_transferred
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/402741	mailing-list x_refsource_BUGTRAQ x_transferred
http://secunia.com/advisories/17813	third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA x_transferred
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2659	vdb-entry x_refsource_VUPEN x_transferred
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-735	vendor-advisory x_refsource_DEBIAN x_transferred
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0821	vdb-entry x_refsource_VUPEN x_transferred
http://www.osvdb.org/17396	vdb-entry x_refsource_OSVDB x_transferred
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-535.html	vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
http://secunia.com/advisories/15744	third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA x_transferred
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425974/100/0/threaded	vendor-advisory x_refsource_FEDORA x_transferred
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=161116	x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302847	vendor-advisory x_refsource_APPLE x_transferred
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13993	vdb-entry x_refsource_BID x_transferred
http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/path_race.html	x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15647	vdb-entry x_refsource_BID x_transferred
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1242	vdb-entry signature x_refsource_OVAL x_transferred
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21080	vdb-entry x_refsource_XF x_transferred
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html	vendor-advisory x_refsource_SUSE x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11341

Resource:

vdb-entry

signature

x_refsource_OVAL

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/402741

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_BUGTRAQ

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/17813

Resource:

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_SECUNIA

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2659

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_VUPEN

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-735

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_DEBIAN

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0821

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_VUPEN

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.osvdb.org/17396

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_OSVDB

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-535.html

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_REDHAT

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/15744

Resource:

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_SECUNIA

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425974/100/0/threaded

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_FEDORA

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=161116

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302847

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_APPLE

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13993

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_BID

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/path_race.html

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15647

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_BID

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1242

Resource:

vdb-entry

signature

x_refsource_OVAL

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21080

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_XF

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_SUSE

x_transferred

▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)

nvd.nist.gov

Source:secalert@redhat.com

Published At:20 Jun, 2005 | 04:00

Updated At:03 Apr, 2025 | 01:03

Race condition in sudo 1.3.1 up to 1.6.8p8, when the ALL pseudo-command is used after a user entry in the sudoers file, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack.

Date Added	Due Date	Vulnerability Name	Required Action
	N/A

Metrics

Type	Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
Primary	2.0	3.7	LOW	AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Type: Primary

Version: 2.0

Base score: 3.7

Base severity: LOW

Vector:

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CPE Matches

todd_miller>>sudo>>1.3.1

cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

todd_miller>>sudo>>1.5.6

cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

todd_miller>>sudo>>1.5.7

cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

todd_miller>>sudo>>1.5.8

cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

todd_miller>>sudo>>1.5.9

cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

todd_miller>>sudo>>1.6

cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

todd_miller>>sudo>>1.6.1

cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

todd_miller>>sudo>>1.6.2

cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

todd_miller>>sudo>>1.6.3

cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

todd_miller>>sudo>>1.6.3_p1

cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

todd_miller>>sudo>>1.6.3_p2

cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

todd_miller>>sudo>>1.6.3_p3

cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

todd_miller>>sudo>>1.6.3_p4

cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

todd_miller>>sudo>>1.6.3_p5

cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

todd_miller>>sudo>>1.6.3_p6

cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

todd_miller>>sudo>>1.6.3_p7

cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

todd_miller>>sudo>>1.6.4

cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

todd_miller>>sudo>>1.6.4_p1

cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

todd_miller>>sudo>>1.6.4_p2

cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

todd_miller>>sudo>>1.6.5

cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

todd_miller>>sudo>>1.6.5_p1

cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

todd_miller>>sudo>>1.6.5_p2

cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

todd_miller>>sudo>>1.6.6

cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

todd_miller>>sudo>>1.6.7

cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

todd_miller>>sudo>>1.6.7_p5

cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.7_p5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

todd_miller>>sudo>>1.6.8

cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

todd_miller>>sudo>>1.6.8_p1

cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

todd_miller>>sudo>>1.6.8_p7

cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

todd_miller>>sudo>>1.6.8_p8

cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Weaknesses

CWE ID	Type	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Primary	nvd@nist.gov

CWE ID: NVD-CWE-Other

Type: Primary

Source: nvd@nist.gov

References

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302847	secalert@redhat.com	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/15744	secalert@redhat.com	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/17813	secalert@redhat.com	N/A
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-735	secalert@redhat.com	N/A
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html	secalert@redhat.com	N/A
http://www.osvdb.org/17396	secalert@redhat.com	N/A
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-535.html	secalert@redhat.com	N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/402741	secalert@redhat.com	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425974/100/0/threaded	secalert@redhat.com	N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13993	secalert@redhat.com	N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15647	secalert@redhat.com	N/A
http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/path_race.html	secalert@redhat.com	N/A
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0821	secalert@redhat.com	N/A
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2659	secalert@redhat.com	N/A
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=161116	secalert@redhat.com	N/A
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21080	secalert@redhat.com	N/A
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11341	secalert@redhat.com	N/A
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1242	secalert@redhat.com	N/A
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302847	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/15744	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/17813	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-735	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.osvdb.org/17396	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-535.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/402741	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425974/100/0/threaded	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13993	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15647	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/path_race.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0821	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2659	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=161116	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21080	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11341	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1242	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A

Hyperlink: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302847

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/15744

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/17813

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-735

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.osvdb.org/17396

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-535.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/402741

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Resource:

Patch

Vendor Advisory

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425974/100/0/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13993

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15647

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/path_race.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0821

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2659

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=161116

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21080

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11341

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1242

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302847