CVE-2015-8239

Summary

CVECVE-2015-8239
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-10-10 16:29:00 UTC
Updated2017-11-05 21:23:00 UTC
DescriptionThe SHA-2 digest support in the sudoers plugin in sudo after 1.8.7 allows local users with write permissions to parts of the called command to replace them before it is executed.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-362

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.10 All All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.10 b1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.10 b2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.10 b3 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.10 b4 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.10 p1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.10 p2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.10 p3 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.10 rc1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.10 rc2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.10 rc3 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.11 All All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.11 b1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.11 b2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.11 b3 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.11 b4 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.11 p1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.11 p2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.11 rc1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.11 rc2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.12 All All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.12 b1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.12 b2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.12 b3 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.12 rc1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.12 rc2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.13 All All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.13 b1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.13 b2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.13 b3 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.13 b4 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.13 rc1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.13 rc2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.14 All All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.14 b1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.14 b2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.14 b3 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.14 b4 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.14 p1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.14 p2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.14 p3 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.14 rc1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.15 All All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.15 b1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.15 b2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.15 b3 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.15 b4 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.15 b5 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.15 rc1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.15 rc2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.15 rc3 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.8 All All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.8 b1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.8 b2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.8 b3 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.8 rc1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.9 All All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.9 b1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.9 b2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.9 p1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.9 p2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.9 p3 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.9 p4 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.9 p5 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.9 rc1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.9 rc2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.10 All All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.10 b1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.10 b2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.10 b3 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.10 b4 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.10 p1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.10 p2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.10 p3 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.10 rc1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.10 rc2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.10 rc3 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.11 All All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.11 b1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.11 b2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.11 b3 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.11 b4 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.11 p1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.11 p2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.11 rc1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.11 rc2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.12 All All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.12 b1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.12 b2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.12 b3 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.12 rc1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.12 rc2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.13 All All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.13 b1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.13 b2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.13 b3 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.13 b4 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.13 rc1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.13 rc2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.14 All All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.14 b1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.14 b2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.14 b3 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.14 b4 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.14 p1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.14 p2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.14 p3 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.14 rc1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.15 All All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.15 b1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.15 b2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.15 b3 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.15 b4 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.15 b5 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.15 rc1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.15 rc2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.15 rc3 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.8 All All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.8 b1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.8 b2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.8 b3 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.8 rc1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.9 All All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.9 b1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.9 b2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.9 p1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.9 p2 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.9 p3 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.9 p4 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.9 p5 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.9 rc1 All All
Application Sudo Project Sudo 1.8.9 rc2 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
1283635 – (CVE-2015-8239) CVE-2015-8239 sudo: Race condition when checking digests in sudoers CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
sudo: 0cd3cc8fa195 CONFIRM www.sudo.ws Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
sudo: 397722cdd7ec CONFIRM www.sudo.ws Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
sudo: 24a3d9215c64 CONFIRM www.sudo.ws Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: race condition checking digests/checksums in sudoers MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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