Todd Miller Sudo 'runas_default' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:38432

Info

Todd Miller Sudo 'runas_default' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 38432
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2010-0427
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Feb 23 2010 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 14 2014 12:58AM
Credit: Unknown
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS amd64
Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.9 p19
Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.9 p18
Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.9 p17
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
+ Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
 + Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
 + Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
 + Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
 + Debian Linux 3.1 mips
 + Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
 + Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
 + Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
 + Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
 + Debian Linux 3.1 arm
 + Debian Linux 3.1 amd64
 + Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
 + Debian Linux 3.1
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG 2.3
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 p4
Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.8 p2
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.2
Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.8 p12
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
Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.9 p20
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise 11
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP3
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.2
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.1
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.0
rPath rPath Linux 2
rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 client
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 5.0 sparc
Debian Linux 5.0 s/390
Debian Linux 5.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 5.0 mips
Debian Linux 5.0 m68k
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 5.0 hppa
Debian Linux 5.0 armel
Debian Linux 5.0 arm
Debian Linux 5.0 amd64
Debian Linux 5.0 alpha
Debian Linux 5.0
Avaya Voice Portal 5.0
Avaya Aura System Platform 1.1
Avaya Aura System Manager 6.0 SP1
Avaya Aura System Manager 5.2
Avaya Aura Session Manager 5.2
Avaya Aura Session Manager 1.1
Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 5.2.1
Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 5.2
Not Vulnerable: Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.9 p21

Discussion

Todd Miller Sudo 'runas_default' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Todd Miller 'sudo' is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability when 'runas_default' is used.

Local attackers could exploit this issue to run arbitrary commands as the 'root' user. Successful exploits can completely compromise an affected computer.

This issue affects versions prior to 'sudo' 1.6.9p21.

Exploit / POC

Todd Miller Sudo 'runas_default' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Local attackers can use readily available commands to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

Todd Miller Sudo 'runas_default' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64

Debian Linux 5.0 alpha

Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel

Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.9 p20

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64

Debian Linux 5.0 sparc

MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64

Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32

MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5

Debian Linux 5.0 s/390

Debian Linux 5.0 hppa

Debian Linux 5.0 arm

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0

Todd Miller Sudo 1.6

Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.1

Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.2

Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3

Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3 p1

Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3 p5

Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3 p4

Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3 p7

Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3 p6

Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.4 p2

Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.4 p1

Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.4

Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.5 p2

Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.5 p1

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 p4

Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.8 p5

Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.8

Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.8 p8

Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.8 p1

Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.8 p2

Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.8 p7

Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.9 p18

Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.9 p19

Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.9 p17

References

Todd Miller Sudo 'runas_default' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

References:

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