CVE-2015-5602 sudoedit in Sudo before 1.8.15 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file whose full path is defined using multiple wildcards in /etc/sudoers, as demonstrated by "/home///fil...
HighCVSS 7.2
EPSS 1.5%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
sudoedit in Sudo before 1.8.15 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file whose full path is defined using multiple wildcards in /etc/sudoers, as demonstrated by "/home///file.txt."
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/sudo(Debian:12) | < 1.8.15-1.1 | 1.8.15-1.1 |
| debian/sudo(Debian:13) | < 1.8.15-1.1 | 1.8.15-1.1 |
| debian/sudo(Debian:14) | < 1.8.15-1.1 | 1.8.15-1.1 |
| sudo project sudo | <= 1.8.14 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2015-5602 vendor-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking
- bugzilla.sudo.ws exploit issue-tracking
- FEDORA-2015-386863df8a third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2015-6a267387c0 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- DSA-3440 vendor-advisory
- www.oracle.com
- 1034392 vdb-entry
- www.sudo.ws release-notes vendor-advisory
- GLSA-201606-13 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- 37710 exploit third-party-advisory