Description
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.
References (28)
Core 28
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-928-1
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/63878
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0361.html
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/39384
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9382
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/39543
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/39399
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1019
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0956
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510880/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514489/100/0/threaded
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:078
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/039986.html
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0895
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0949
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510827/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39468
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0881
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/39474
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510846/100/0/threaded
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/sudoedit_escalate2.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57836
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0904
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_slackware
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.577019
Scores
EPSS
0.0040
EPSS Percentile
32.3%
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (21)
todd_miller/sudo
1.6.8
todd_miller/sudo
1.6.8_p1
todd_miller/sudo
1.6.8_p2
todd_miller/sudo
1.6.8_p5
todd_miller/sudo
1.6.8_p7
todd_miller/sudo
1.6.8_p8
todd_miller/sudo
1.6.8_p9
todd_miller/sudo
1.6.8_p12
todd_miller/sudo
1.6.8p7
todd_miller/sudo
1.6.9_p17
... and 11 more
Published
Apr 16, 2010
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026