CVE-2010-0426

sudo 1.6.x before 1.6.9p21 and 1.7.x before 1.7.2p4, when a pseudo-command is enabled, permits a match between the name of the pseudo-command and the name of an executable file in an arbitrary directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted executable file, as demonstrated by a file named sudoedit in a user's home directory.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

1.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 65th percentile

Published

2010-02-24

Updated

2024-08-07

Proof-of-concept exploits (3)

• cved-sources/cve-2010-04260★ · 2021-04-15
• g1vi/CVE-2010-04261★ · 2023-10-09
• t0kx/privesc-CVE-2010-042611★ · 2017-12-16

Security advisories

• http://secunia.com/advisories/38659
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0450
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38362
• http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/stable.html
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:049
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-905-1

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

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