CVE-2005-1993 Affecting sudo package, versions <1.6.8p9-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-SUDO-407001
  • published20 Jun 2005
  • disclosed20 Jun 2005

Introduced: 20 Jun 2005

CVE-2005-1993  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 sudo to version 1.6.8p9-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream sudo package and not the sudo package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

Race condition in sudo 1.3.1 up to 1.6.8p8, when the ALL pseudo-command is used after a user entry in the sudoers file, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack.

CVSS Scores

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