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CVE-2011-0010 Detail

Description

check.c in sudo 1.7.x before 1.7.4p5, when a Runas group is configured, does not require a password for command execution that involves a gid change but no uid change, which allows local users to bypass an intended authentication requirement via the -g option to a sudo command.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=609641 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053263.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053341.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/11/3 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch 
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/12/1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch 
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/12/3 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/42886 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/42949 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/42968 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/43282 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-06.xml CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.593654 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:018 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.osvdb.org/70400 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0599.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45774 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/07d1b0ce530e CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch 
http://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/fe8a94f96542 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch 
http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/runas_group_pw.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1046-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0089 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0182 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0195 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0199 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0362 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=668879 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64636 CVE, Inc., Red Hat

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-0010
NVD Published Date:
01/18/2011
NVD Last Modified:
04/10/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.