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sudo: insufficient environment sanitization issue

🗓️ 16 Jun 2010 00:04:00Reported by RedHatType 
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Sudo environment sanitization flaw lets local users exploit the last PATH variable to gain privileges.

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ALT Linux		Security fix for the ALT Linux 8 package sudo version 1:1.6.8p12-alt8
1 Jun 201000:00
–altlinux
ALT Linux		Security fix for the ALT Linux 6 package sudo version 1:1.6.8p12-alt8
1 Jun 201000:00
–altlinux
BDU FSTEC		Vulnerabilities in the Debian GNU/Linux operating system that allow a local malicious individual to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information
28 Apr 201500:00
–bdu_fstec
BDU FSTEC		Vulnerabilities of the Gentoo Linux operating system, which allow a malicious individual to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information
28 Apr 201500:00
–bdu_fstec
Tenable Nessus		CentOS 5 : sudo (CESA-2010:0475)
17 Jun 201000:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Debian DSA-2062-1 : sudo - missing input sanitization
21 Jun 201000:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Fedora 13 : sudo-1.7.2p6-2.fc13 (2010-9402)
1 Jul 201000:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Fedora 12 : sudo-1.7.2p6-2.fc12 (2010-9415)
1 Jul 201000:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Fedora 11 : sudo-1.7.2p6-2.fc11 (2010-9417)
1 Jul 201000:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		FreeBSD : sudo -- Secure path vulnerability (d42e5b66-6ea0-11df-9c8d-00e0815b8da8)
3 Jun 201000:00
–nessus
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OSOS VersionArchitecturePackagePackage VersionFilename
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5i386sudo0:1.7.2p1-7.el5_5sudo-0:1.7.2p1-7.el5_5.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5ia64sudo0:1.7.2p1-7.el5_5sudo-0:1.7.2p1-7.el5_5.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5ppcsudo0:1.7.2p1-7.el5_5sudo-0:1.7.2p1-7.el5_5.ppc.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5s390xsudo0:1.7.2p1-7.el5_5sudo-0:1.7.2p1-7.el5_5.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5x86_64sudo0:1.7.2p1-7.el5_5sudo-0:1.7.2p1-7.el5_5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5i386sudo-debuginfo0:1.7.2p1-7.el5_5sudo-debuginfo-0:1.7.2p1-7.el5_5.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5ia64sudo-debuginfo0:1.7.2p1-7.el5_5sudo-debuginfo-0:1.7.2p1-7.el5_5.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5ppcsudo-debuginfo0:1.7.2p1-7.el5_5sudo-debuginfo-0:1.7.2p1-7.el5_5.ppc.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5s390xsudo-debuginfo0:1.7.2p1-7.el5_5sudo-debuginfo-0:1.7.2p1-7.el5_5.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5x86_64sudo-debuginfo0:1.7.2p1-7.el5_5sudo-debuginfo-0:1.7.2p1-7.el5_5.x86_64.rpm
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CVSS 26.2
EPSS0.00457
sudo insecure pathenvironment variablesmultiple path variablesprivilege escalation
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