CVE-2010-2956

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-2956
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-09-10 19:00:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionSudo 1.7.0 through 1.7.4p3, when a Runas group is configured, does not properly handle use of the -u option in conjunction with the -g option, which allows local users to gain privileges via a command line containing a "-u root" sequence.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.2 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.0 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.1 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.2 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.2p1 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.2p2 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.2p3 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.2p4 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.2p5 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.2p6 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.2p7 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.3b1 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.4 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.4p1 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.4p2 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.4p3 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
VMware ESX Console OS (COS) Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
USN-983-1: Sudo vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
VUPEN Security - Offensive Cyber Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:175 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
VUPEN Security - Offensive Cyber Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- sudo: Privilege Escalation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
VMSA-2011-0001 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com
Todd Miller Sudo Runas Group Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Gentoo update for sudo - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Flaw in Runas group matching af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.sudo.ws Vendor Advisory
VUPEN Security - Offensive Cyber Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Support | Red Hat af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2010:017 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: sudo-1.7.4p4-1.fc13 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Sudo Runas Group Matching Error Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wiki.rpath.com
Sudo Runas Group Matching Vulnerability - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Bug 628628 – CVE-2010-2956 sudo: incorrect handling of RunAs specification with both user and group lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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