CVE-2004-1689

sudoedit (aka sudo -e) in sudo 1.6.8 opens a temporary file with root privileges, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the temporary file before quitting sudoedit.

CVSS v2.0

2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS

1.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 65th percentile

Published

2005-02-20

Updated

2024-08-08

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/470

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2004-1688
• CVE-2004-1691
• CVE-2004-1687
• CVE-2004-1692
• CVE-2004-1681
• CVE-2004-1693