CVE-2005-2959
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2005-09-19 CVE Reserved
- 2005-10-25 CVE Published
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-07 First Exploit
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CAPEC
References (19)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://www.sudo.ws/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=182 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15191 | 2024-08-07 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17390 | 2018-10-03 | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-870 | 2018-10-03 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html | 2018-10-03 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17318 | 2018-10-03 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17322 | 2018-10-03 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17345 | 2018-10-03 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17666 | 2018-10-03 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18549 | 2018-10-03 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/24479 | 2018-10-03 | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:201 | 2018-10-03 | |
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_02_sr.html | 2018-10-03 | |
| http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2006.002-sudo.html | 2018-10-03 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9643 | 2018-10-03 | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930 | 2018-10-03 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/213-1 | 2018-10-03 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller" | Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" | 1.6 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6" | - |
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| Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller" | Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" | 1.6.1 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.1" | - |
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| Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller" | Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" | 1.6.2 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.2" | - |
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| Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller" | Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" | 1.6.3 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.3" | - |
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| Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller" | Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" | 1.6.3_p1 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.3_p1" | - |
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| Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller" | Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" | 1.6.3_p2 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.3_p2" | - |
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| Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller" | Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" | 1.6.3_p3 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.3_p3" | - |
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| Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller" | Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" | 1.6.3_p4 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.3_p4" | - |
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| Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller" | Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" | 1.6.3_p5 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.3_p5" | - |
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| Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller" | Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" | 1.6.3_p6 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.3_p6" | - |
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| Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller" | Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" | 1.6.3_p7 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.3_p7" | - |
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| Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller" | Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" | 1.6.3p1 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.3p1" | - |
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| Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller" | Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" | 1.6.3p2 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.3p2" | - |
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| Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller" | Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" | 1.6.3p3 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.3p3" | - |
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| Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller" | Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" | 1.6.3p4 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.3p4" | - |
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| Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller" | Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" | 1.6.3p5 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.3p5" | - |
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| Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller" | Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" | 1.6.3p6 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.3p6" | - |
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| Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller" | Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" | 1.6.3p7 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.3p7" | - |
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| Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller" | Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" | 1.6.4 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.4" | - |
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| Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller" | Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" | 1.6.4_p1 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.4_p1" | - |
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| Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller" | Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" | 1.6.4_p2 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.4_p2" | - |
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| Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller" | Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" | 1.6.4p1 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.4p1" | - |
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| Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller" | Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" | 1.6.4p2 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.4p2" | - |
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| Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller" | Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" | 1.6.5 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.5" | - |
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| Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller" | Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" | 1.6.5_p1 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.5_p1" | - |
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| Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller" | Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" | 1.6.5_p2 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.5_p2" | - |
Affected
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| Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller" | Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" | 1.6.5p1 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.5p1" | - |
Affected
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| Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller" | Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" | 1.6.5p2 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.5p2" | - |
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| Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller" | Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" | 1.6.6 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.6" | - |
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| Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller" | Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" | 1.6.7 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.7" | - |
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| Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller" | Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" | 1.6.7_p5 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.7_p5" | - |
Affected
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| Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller" | Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" | 1.6.8 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.8" | - |
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