CVE-2011-0010

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-0010
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-01-18 18:03:08 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptioncheck.c in sudo 1.7.x before 1.7.4p5, when a Runas group is configured, does not require a password for command execution that involves a gid change but no uid change, which allows local users to bypass an intended authentication requirement via the -g option to a sudo command.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.4 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

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
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.4p4 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SUSE update for Multiple Packages - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
oss-security - CVE request: sudo does not ask for password on GID changes af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Patch
Slackware update for sudo - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- sudo: Privilege escalation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: sudo does not ask for password on GID changes af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Sudo Group Changing Vulnerability - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 slackware.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2011:002 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-1046-1: Sudo vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
www.osvdb.org/70400 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
Fedora update for sudo - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
668879 – (CVE-2011-0010) CVE-2011-0010 sudo: does not ask for password on GID changes af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Patch
Flaw in Runas Group password checking af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.sudo.ws
[SECURITY] Fedora 14 Update: sudo-1.7.4p5-1.fc14 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
sudo: fe8a94f96542 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.sudo.ws Patch
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Todd Miller Sudo Group ID Change Security Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
sudo: 07d1b0ce530e af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.sudo.ws Patch
mandriva.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: sudo does not ask for password on GID changes af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Patch
Ubuntu update for sudo - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: sudo-1.7.4p5-1.fc13 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
#609641 - sudo doesn't ask for password when only the GID is changed - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org
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