CVE-2005-1119 Affecting sudo package, versions <1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.35% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-SUDO-19432083
  • published30 Aug 2026
  • disclosed2 May 2005

Introduced: 2 May 2005

CVE-2005-1119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest sudo to version 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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

Sudo VISudo 1.6.8 and earlier allows local users to corrupt arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1