CVE-2010-0426

Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0426
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2010-0426.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2010-0426
Related
Published
2010-02-24T18:30:00Z
Modified
2025-04-11T00:51:21Z
Downstream
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / sudo

Package

Name
sudo
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/sudo?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.7.2p1-1.2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / sudo

Package

Name
sudo
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/sudo?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.7.2p1-1.2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / sudo

Package

Name
sudo
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/sudo?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.7.2p1-1.2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}