Description
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in sudo 1.6.8 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via the (1) SHELLOPTS and (2) PS4 environment variables before executing a bash script on behalf of another user, which are not cleared even though other variables are.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-870-1 | New sudo packages fix arbitrary command execution |
EUVD |
EUVD-2005-2959 | Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in sudo 1.6.8 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via the (1) SHELLOPTS and (2) PS4 environment variables before executing a bash script on behalf of another user, which are not cleared even though other variables are. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-213-1 | sudo vulnerability |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: debian
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T22:53:29.364Z
Reserved: 2005-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2005-2959
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Status : Modified
Published: 2005-10-25T16:02:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2005-2959
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN