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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2005-1993

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.
Publish Date : 2005-06-20 Last Update Date : 2017-10-10
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- CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types

CVSS Score
3.7
Confidentiality Impact Partial (There is considerable informational disclosure.)
Integrity Impact Partial (Modification of some system files or information is possible, but the attacker does not have control over what can be modified, or the scope of what the attacker can affect is limited.)
Availability Impact Partial (There is reduced performance or interruptions in resource availability.)
Access Complexity High (Specialized access conditions exist. It is hard to exploit and several special conditions must be satisfied to exploit)
Authentication Not required (Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.)
Gained Access None
Vulnerability Type(s) Gain privileges
CWE ID CWE id is not defined for this vulnerability

- Additional Vendor Supplied Data

Vendor Impact CVSS Score CVSS Vector Report Date Publish Date
Redhat moderate 2005-06-20 2005-06-20
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- Related OVAL Definitions

Title Definition Id Class Family
CVE-2005-1993 oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20051993 unix
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, ... oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11341 unix
RHSA-2005:535: sudo security update (Moderate) oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:2005535 unix
RHSA-2005:535: sudo security update (Moderate) oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20050535 unix
sudo Symlink Vulnerability oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1242 unix
OVAL (Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language) definitions define exactly what should be done to verify a vulnerability or a missing patch. Check out the OVAL definitions if you want to learn what you should do to verify a vulnerability.

- Products Affected By CVE-2005-1993

# Product Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
1 Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.3.1 Version Details Vulnerabilities
2 Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.5.6 Version Details Vulnerabilities
3 Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.5.7 Version Details Vulnerabilities
4 Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.5.8 Version Details Vulnerabilities
5 Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.5.9 Version Details Vulnerabilities
6 Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6 Version Details Vulnerabilities
7 Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.1 Version Details Vulnerabilities
8 Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.2 Version Details Vulnerabilities
9 Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3 P3 Version Details Vulnerabilities
10 Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3 P4 Version Details Vulnerabilities
11 Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3 P5 Version Details Vulnerabilities
12 Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3 Version Details Vulnerabilities
13 Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3 P6 Version Details Vulnerabilities
14 Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3 P1 Version Details Vulnerabilities
15 Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3 P7 Version Details Vulnerabilities
16 Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.3 P2 Version Details Vulnerabilities
17 Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.4 Version Details Vulnerabilities
18 Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.4 P1 Version Details Vulnerabilities
19 Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.4 P2 Version Details Vulnerabilities
20 Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.5 P2 Version Details Vulnerabilities
21 Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.5 Version Details Vulnerabilities
22 Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.5 P1 Version Details Vulnerabilities
23 Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.6 Version Details Vulnerabilities
24 Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.7 Version Details Vulnerabilities
25 Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.7 P5 Version Details Vulnerabilities
26 Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.8 P7 Version Details Vulnerabilities
27 Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.8 P8 Version Details Vulnerabilities
28 Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.8 Version Details Vulnerabilities
29 Application Todd Miller Sudo 1.6.8 P1 Version Details Vulnerabilities

- Number Of Affected Versions By Product

Vendor Product Vulnerable Versions
Todd Miller Sudo 29

- References For CVE-2005-1993

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-535.html
REDHAT RHSA-2005:535
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=161116 CONFIRM
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2659
VUPEN ADV-2005-2659
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0821
VUPEN ADV-2005-0821
http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/path_race.html CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15647
BID 15647 RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2005-009 Multiple Vulnerabilities Release Date:2008-06-30
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13993
BID 13993 Todd Miller Sudo Local Race Condition Vulnerability Release Date:2008-05-06
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302847
APPLE APPLE-SA-2005-11-29
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-735
DEBIAN DSA-735
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html
SUSE SUSE-SA:2005:036
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/425974/100/0/threaded
FEDORA FLSA:162750
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/402741
BUGTRAQ 20050620 Sudo version 1.6.8p9 now available, fixes security issue.
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21080
XF sudo-pathname-race-condition(21080)

- Metasploit Modules Related To CVE-2005-1993

There are not any metasploit modules related to this CVE entry (Please visit www.metasploit.com for more information)
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