CVE-2009-0034

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-0034
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-01-30 19:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
Descriptionparse.c in sudo 1.6.9p17 through 1.6.9p19 does not properly interpret a system group (aka %group) in the sudoers file during authorization decisions for a user who belongs to that group, which allows local users to leverage an applicable sudoers file and gain root privileges via a sudo command.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-863 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gratisoft Sudo 1.6.9 p17 All All
Application Gratisoft Sudo 1.6.9 p18 All All
Application Gratisoft Sudo 1.6.9 p19 All All
Operating System Vmware Esx 4.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Not Applicable
wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0021 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wiki.rpath.com Broken Link
Todd Miller Sudo 'Runas_Alias' Supplementary Group Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Gentoo update for sudo - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Not Applicable
Sudo Main Page af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gratisoft.us Product, Release Notes
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.sudo.ws Broken Link
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:033 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Broken Link
osvdb.org/51736 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org Broken Link
[Security-announce] VMSA-2009-0009 ESX Service Console updates for udev, sudo, and curl af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.vmware.com Broken Link
VMware ESX Server update for udev, sudo, and curl - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Not Applicable
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Broken Link
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2954 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.rpath.com Broken Link
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Broken Link
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Permissions Required
VMSA-2009-0009 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat update for sudo - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Not Applicable
Bug 468923 – VUL-0: sudo: root leak in sudo/sudoers af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.novell.com Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
Sudo Supplemental Group Privilege Error Lets Certain Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Sudo Privilege Escalation Security Issue - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Not Applicable
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