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CVE-2004-16891 exploit

sudoedit (aka sudo -e) in sudo 1.6.8 opens a temporary file with root privileges, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via a sy…

Published 22 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
2.1
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.2%
percentile 67%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

sudoedit (aka sudo -e) in sudo 1.6.8 opens a temporary file with root privileges, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the temporary file before quitting sudoedit.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.17% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-470 SudoEdit 1.6.8 - Local Change Permission · local · 2004-09-21

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.02.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

References

  • secunia.com /advisories/12596 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=109537972929201&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/424358 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /10023 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/11204 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • ciac.org /ciac/bulletins/o-219.shtml · third-party-advisory, government-resource, x_refsource_CIAC, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/17424 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • sudo.ws /sudo/alerts/sudoedit.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • packetstormsecurity.nl /0409-exploits/sudoedit.txt · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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