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NVD

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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2006-0151 Detail

Description

sudo 1.6.8 and other versions does not clear the PYTHONINSPECT environment variable, which allows limited local users to gain privileges via a Python script, a variant of CVE-2005-4158.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (01/24/2008)

We do not consider this to be a security issue. http:bugzilla.redhat.combugzillashow_bug.cgi?id=139478#c1

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://secunia.com/advisories/18358 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/18363 CVE, MITRE Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/18549 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/18558 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/18906 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/19016 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/21692 CVE, MITRE
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.421822 CVE, MITRE
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-946 CVE, MITRE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:159 CVE, MITRE
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_02_sr.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16184 CVE, MITRE Exploit 
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0010 CVE, MITRE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/235-2/ CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-0151
NVD Published Date:
01/09/2006
NVD Last Modified:
04/02/2025
Source:
MITRE