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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 2.1/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109537972929201&w=2
- http://packetstormsecurity.nl/0409-exploits/sudoedit.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12596Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-219.shtmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/424358Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/10023Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11204Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/sudoedit.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17424
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109537972929201&w=2
- http://packetstormsecurity.nl/0409-exploits/sudoedit.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12596Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-219.shtmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/424358Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/10023Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11204Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/sudoedit.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17424
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 16, 2004
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified