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.
- EPSS
- 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 65% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-264
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- todd_miller:sudo
References
- ftp://ftp.sudo.ws/pub/sudo/sudo-1.6.9p21.patch.gz
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=570737
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/040578.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/040588.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html