CVE-2010-1163

sudo: incomplete fix for the sudoedit privilege escalation issue CVE-2010-0426

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The command matching functionality in sudo 1.6.8 through 1.7.2p5 does not properly handle when a file in the current working directory has the same name as a pseudo-command in the sudoers file and the PATH contains an entry for ".", which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a Trojan horse executable, as demonstrated using sudoedit, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0426.

El comando de funcionalidad matching en sudo v1.6.8 hasta v1.7.2p5 no maneja adecuadamente cuando un fichero en el directorio actual de trabajo tiene el mismo nombre que un pseudo-comando en el archivo dudoers y que contiene en la ruta una entrada para ".", lo que permite a usuarios locales ejecutar comandos de su elección a través de un troyano ejecutable, como ha sido demostrado usando sudoedit, una vulnerabilidad diferente que CVE-2010-0426.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2010-03-29 CVE Reserved
2010-04-16 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

CAPEC

References (30)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/39399	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39543	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068	Third Party Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.osvdb.org/63878	Vdb Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510827/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510846/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510880/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514489/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39468	Vdb Entry
http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/sudoedit_escalate2.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0904	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0949	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0956	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1019	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57836	Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9382	Signature

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/039986.html	2018-10-10
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html	2018-10-10
http://secunia.com/advisories/39384	2018-10-10
http://secunia.com/advisories/39474	2018-10-10
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.577019	2018-10-10
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:078	2018-10-10
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0361.html	2018-10-10
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-928-1	2018-10-10
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0881	2018-10-10
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0895	2018-10-10
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1163	2010-04-20
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=580441	2010-04-20

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"				1.6.8 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.8"		-		Affected
Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller"		Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo"				1.6.8_p1 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.8_p1"		-		Affected
Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller"		Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo"				1.6.8_p2 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.8_p2"		-		Affected
Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller"		Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo"				1.6.8_p5 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.8_p5"		-		Affected
Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller"		Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo"				1.6.8_p7 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.8_p7"		-		Affected
Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller"		Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo"				1.6.8_p8 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.8_p8"		-		Affected
Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller"		Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo"				1.6.8_p9 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.8_p9"		-		Affected
Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller"		Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo"				1.6.8_p12 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.8_p12"		-		Affected
Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller"		Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo"				1.6.8p7 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.8p7"		-		Affected
Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller"		Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo"				1.6.9_p17 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.9_p17"		-		Affected
Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller"		Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo"				1.6.9_p18 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.9_p18"		-		Affected
Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller"		Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo"				1.6.9_p19 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.9_p19"		-		Affected
Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller"		Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo"				1.6.9_p20 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.9_p20"		-		Affected
Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller"		Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo"				1.6.9_p21 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.9_p21"		-		Affected
Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller"		Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo"				1.6.9_p22 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.6.9_p22"		-		Affected
Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller"		Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo"				1.7.0 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.7.0"		-		Affected
Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller"		Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo"				1.7.1 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.7.1"		-		Affected
Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller"		Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo"				1.7.2p1 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.7.2p1"		-		Affected
Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller"		Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo"				1.7.2p2 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.7.2p2"		-		Affected
Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller"		Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo"				1.7.2p3 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.7.2p3"		-		Affected
Todd Miller Search vendor "Todd Miller"		Sudo Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo"				1.7.2p4 Search vendor "Todd Miller" for product "Sudo" and version "1.7.2p4"		-		Affected