#VU45435 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Sudo - CVE-2011-0010

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#VU45435 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Sudo - CVE-2011-0010

Published: January 18, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU45435
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-0010
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Sudo
Software vendor:
Sudo

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

check.c in sudo 1.7.x before 1.7.4p5, when a Runas group is configured, does not require a password for command execution that involves a gid change but no uid change, which allows local users to bypass an intended authentication requirement via the -g option to a sudo command.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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