CVE-2005-2959
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2005-2959 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | debian |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2005-10-25 16:02:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Todd Miller | Sudo | 1.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Todd Miller | Sudo | 1.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Todd Miller | Sudo | 1.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Todd Miller | Sudo | 1.6.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Todd Miller | Sudo | 1.6.3p1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Todd Miller | Sudo | 1.6.3p2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Todd Miller | Sudo | 1.6.3p3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Todd Miller | Sudo | 1.6.3p4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Todd Miller | Sudo | 1.6.3p5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Todd Miller | Sudo | 1.6.3p6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Todd Miller | Sudo | 1.6.3p7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Todd Miller | Sudo | 1.6.3_p1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Todd Miller | Sudo | 1.6.3_p2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Todd Miller | Sudo | 1.6.3_p3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Todd Miller | Sudo | 1.6.3_p4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Todd Miller | Sudo | 1.6.3_p5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Todd Miller | Sudo | 1.6.3_p6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Todd Miller | Sudo | 1.6.3_p7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Todd Miller | Sudo | 1.6.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Todd Miller | Sudo | 1.6.4p1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Todd Miller | Sudo | 1.6.4p2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Todd Miller | Sudo | 1.6.4_p1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Todd Miller | Sudo | 1.6.4_p2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Todd Miller | Sudo | 1.6.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Todd Miller | Sudo | 1.6.5p1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Todd Miller | Sudo | 1.6.5p2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Todd Miller | Sudo | 1.6.5_p1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Todd Miller | Sudo | 1.6.5_p2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Todd Miller | Sudo | 1.6.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Todd Miller | Sudo | 1.6.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Todd Miller | Sudo | 1.6.7_p5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Todd Miller | Sudo | 1.6.8 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPLE-SA-2007-03-13 Mac OS X v10.4.9 and Security Update 2007-003 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apple.com | |
| Advisory: SUSE Security Summary Report | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Bug 182 - unstripped variables | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.sudo.ws | |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Advisories - Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA07-072A -- Apple Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.us-cert.gov | US Government Resource |
| Security Announcement | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.novell.com | |
| Secunia - Advisories - Trustix update for multiple packages | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Todd Miller Sudo Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Exploit |
| About the security content of Mac OS X 10.4.9 and Security Update 2007-003 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | docs.info.apple.com | |
| Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for sudo | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Secunia - Advisories - Ubuntu update for sudo | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| SUSE update for multiple packages - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Secunia - Advisories - Sudo Environment Cleaning Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| USN-213-1: sudo vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | usn.ubuntu.com | |
| OpenPKG Project: Security: Security Advisories | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openpkg.org | |
| Secunia - Advisories - Mandriva update for sudo | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-870-1 sudo | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2006-08-30 | Mark J Cox | We do not consider this to be a security issue: http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=139478#c1 |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.