Description
Sudo 1.5 in Debian Linux 2.1 and Red Hat 6.0 allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files by attempting to execute the target filename as a program, which generates a different error message when the file does not exist.
Published: 2001-09-12
Score: 2.1 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-1999-1477 Sudo 1.5 in Debian Linux 2.1 and Red Hat 6.0 allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files by attempting to execute the target filename as a program, which generates a different error message when the file does not exist.
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Debian Debian Linux
Redhat Linux
Todd Miller Sudo
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:18:07.475Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1496

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1999-06-08T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-1496

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