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CVE-2009-0034 Detail

Description

parse.c in sudo 1.6.9p17 through 1.6.9p19 does not properly interpret a system group (aka %group) in the sudoers file during authorization decisions for a user who belongs to that group, which allows local users to leverage an applicable sudoers file and gain root privileges via a sudo command.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  01/30/2009

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.9 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 10.0
Exploitability Subscore: 3.4

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete
Additional Information:
Provides administrator access
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows disruption of service

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000060.html
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0021
http://www.gratisoft.us/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=327
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:033
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0267.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500546/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504849/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33517
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021688
http://www.sudo.ws/cgi-bin/cvsweb/sudo/parse.c.diff?r1=1.160.2.21&r2=1.160.2.22&f=h
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0009.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1865
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=468923
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2954
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10856
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6462

References to Check Content

Identifier:
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10856
Check System:
http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Hyperlink:
http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10856
Identifier:
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6462
Check System:
http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Hyperlink:
http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6462

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

  • Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control (CWE-264)

Change History

3 change records found - show changes

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-0034
NVD Published Date:
01/30/2009
NVD Last Modified:
10/11/2018