Todd Miller Sudo Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:15191

Info

Todd Miller Sudo Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 15191
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2005-2959
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Oct 25 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 19 2015 08:32AM
Credit: Discovery is credited to Tavis Ormandy.
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ppc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia32
Trustix Secure Linux 3.0
Trustix Secure Linux 2.2
Trustix Secure Enterprise Linux 2.0
Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.8 p9
Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.8 p8
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG 2.4
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG Current
 + Red Hat Fedora Core4
 Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.8 p7
Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.8 p5
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 powerpc
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 i386
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 amd64
 Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.8 p1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2 x86_64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1 x86_64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG 2.2
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG Current
 Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.8
Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.7 p5
+ Conectiva Linux 10.0
+ Conectiva Linux 9.0
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
 + MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.0 AMD64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.0
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG 2.1
+ Red Hat Fedora Core3
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ppc
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia64
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia32
 Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.7
Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.6
+ Conectiva Linux 8.0
+ Conectiva Linux 7.0
+ Conectiva Linux 6.0
+ Conectiva Linux 5.1
+ Conectiva Linux 5.0
+ Conectiva Linux graficas
 + Conectiva Linux ecommerce
 + Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mips
 + Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
 + Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
 + Debian Linux 3.0 arm
 + Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
 + Debian Linux 3.0
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1 x86_64
 + MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1
+ Slackware Linux 8.0
Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.5 p2
+ NetBSD NetBSD 1.5.2
+ OpenBSD OpenBSD 3.1
 + RedHat Linux 7.2 ia64
 + RedHat Linux 7.2 i386
 + RedHat Linux 7.2 alpha
 + RedHat Linux 7.1 ia64
 + RedHat Linux 7.1 i386
 + RedHat Linux 7.1 alpha
 + RedHat Linux 7.0 i386
 + RedHat Linux 7.0 alpha
 - RedHat Linux 6.2 sparc
 - RedHat Linux 6.2 i386
 - RedHat Linux 6.2 alpha
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 8.0 i386
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 8.0
Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.5 p1
+ Slackware Linux 8.0
Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.5
Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.4 p2
Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.4 p1
+ Conectiva Linux 8.0
+ Conectiva Linux 7.0
+ Conectiva Linux 6.0
+ Conectiva Linux 5.1
+ Conectiva Linux 5.0
+ Conectiva Linux graficas
 + Conectiva Linux ecommerce
 Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.4
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 1.0.1
+ MandrakeSoft Single Network Firewall 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1 ia64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0 ppc
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
+ RedHat Linux 7.2 ia64
 + RedHat Linux 7.2 i386
 + RedHat Linux 7.2 alpha
 + RedHat Linux 7.1 ia64
 + RedHat Linux 7.1 i386
 + RedHat Linux 7.1 alpha
 + RedHat Linux 7.0 i386
 + RedHat Linux 7.0 alpha
 - RedHat Linux 6.2 sparc
 - RedHat Linux 6.2 i386
 - RedHat Linux 6.2 alpha
 Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3 p7
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.5
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.4
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.3
+ RedHat Linux 7.2 ia64
 + RedHat Linux 7.2 i386
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.3 sparc
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.3 ppc
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.3 i386
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.3
+ Slackware Linux 8.0
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.5
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.2
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.1
Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3 p6
+ Guardian Digital Engarde Secure Linux 1.0.1
+ Guardian Digital Engarde Secure Linux 1.0.1
+ HP Secure OS software for Linux 1.0
+ HP Secure OS software for Linux 1.0
+ RedHat Linux 7.1 ia64
 + RedHat Linux 7.1 ia64
 + RedHat Linux 7.1 i386
 + RedHat Linux 7.1 i386
 + RedHat Linux 7.1 alpha
 + RedHat Linux 7.1 alpha
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.2 i386
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.2
+ S.u.S.E. Linux 7.2
+ S.u.S.E. Linux 7.1 x86
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.1 x86
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.1 sparc
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.1 sparc
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.1 ppc
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.1 ppc
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.1 alpha
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.1 alpha
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.1
+ S.u.S.E. Linux 7.1
+ S.u.S.E. Linux 7.0 sparc
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.0 sparc
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.0 ppc
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.0 ppc
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.0 i386
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.0 i386
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.0 alpha
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.0 alpha
 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.0
+ S.u.S.E. Linux 7.0
+ Wirex Immunix OS 7.0
+ Wirex Immunix OS 7.0
Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3 p5
Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3 p4
+ Slackware Linux 7.1
Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3 p3
Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3 p2
Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3 p1
Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3
+ RedHat Linux 7.0 i386
 + RedHat Linux 7.0 alpha
 Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.2
- Debian Linux 2.2
Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.1
Todd Miller Sudo 1.6
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
+ Linux kernel 2.4.21
+ Linux kernel 2.4.19
S.u.S.E. SuSE Linux Standard Server 8.0
S.u.S.E. SuSE Linux School Server for i386
S.u.S.E. SUSE LINUX Retail Solution 8.0
S.u.S.E. SuSE Linux Openexchange Server 4.0
S.u.S.E. Open-Enterprise-Server 9.0
S.u.S.E. Novell Linux Desktop 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 10.0 OSS
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 10.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.3 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.3
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.2 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.1 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.0 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 8.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 10.0 OSS
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.3 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.3
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 8.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Desktop 1.0
OpenPKG OpenPKG 2.5
OpenPKG OpenPKG 2.4
OpenPKG OpenPKG 2.3
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2006.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2006.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1
MandrakeSoft Multi Network Firewall 2.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1
Conectiva Linux 10.0
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.8
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.7
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.6
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.5
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.4
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.9
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.7
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9
Not Vulnerable: Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.9
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.9

Discussion

Todd Miller Sudo Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Sudo is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

The vulnerability presents itself because the application fails to properly sanitize malicious data supplied through environment variables.

A successful attack may result in a complete compromise.

Exploit / POC

Todd Miller Sudo Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

An exploit is not required. Example text for exploiting this issue is provided by [email protected]:

Solution / Fix

Todd Miller Sudo Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Please see the referenced vendor advisories for more information and fixes.


Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.4

Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.6

Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.7 p5

Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.7

Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.8 p9

Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.8 p5

Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.8 p8

Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.8 p1

Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.8 p7

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.9

Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9

Apple Mac OS X 10.4

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.1

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.3

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.3

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.4

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.4

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.5

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.5

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.6

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.7

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.7

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.8

References

Todd Miller Sudo Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

References:

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