DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1689

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-1689
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1689.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1689
Upstream
Published
2004-09-16T04:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-24T23:51:09.536267Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

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
1.6.8p3-1

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
1.6.8p3-1

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
1.6.8p3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / 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
1.6.8p3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}