CVE-2014-0106

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-0106
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-03-11 19:37:03 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionSudo 1.6.9 before 1.8.5, when env_reset is disabled, does not properly check environment variables for the env_delete restriction, which allows local users with sudo permissions to bypass intended command restrictions via a crafted environment variable.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.6 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.9 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.9p20 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.9p21 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.9p22 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.9p23 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.0 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.1 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.10 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.10p1 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.10p10 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.10p2 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.10p3 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.10p4 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.10p5 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.10p6 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.10p7 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.10p8 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.10p9 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
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.4p5 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.4p6 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.5 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.6 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.6p1 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.6p2 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.7 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.8 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.8p1 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.8p2 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.9 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.7.9p1 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.8.0 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.8.1 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.8.1p1 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.8.1p2 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.8.2 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.8.3 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.8.3p1 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.8.3p2 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.8.4 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.8.4p1 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.8.4p2 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.8.4p3 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.8.4p4 All All All
Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.8.4p5 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - sudo: security policy bypass when env_reset is disabled af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Todd Miller Sudo 'validate_env_vars()' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
APPLE-SA-2015-08-13-2 OS X Yosemite v10.10.5 and Security Update 2015-006 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletin - July 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:0475-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Security policy bypass when env_reset is disabled af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.sudo.ws Patch, Vendor Advisory
About the security content of OS X Yosemite v10.10.5 and Security Update 2015-006 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
USN-2146-1: Sudo vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
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