CVE-2004-1689

sudo <1.6.8 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

Description

sudoedit (aka sudo -e) in sudo 1.6.8 opens a temporary file with root privileges, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the temporary file before quitting sudoedit.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Angelo Rosiello · clocallinux

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/470

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (9)

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/12596

[Mailing List] http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109537972929201&w=2

[Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource] http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/424358

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://www.osvdb.org/10023

[Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11204

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-219.shtml

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17424

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/sudoedit.html

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://packetstormsecurity.nl/0409-exploits/sudoedit.txt

Scores

EPSS 0.0017

EPSS Percentile 37.5%

Details

Status published

Products (1)

todd_miller/sudo 1.6.8

Published Sep 16, 2004

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026