fkie_cve-2006-0151
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2006-01-09 23:03
Modified
2025-04-03 01:03
Severity ?
Summary
sudo 1.6.8 and other versions does not clear the PYTHONINSPECT environment variable, which allows limited local users to gain privileges via a Python script, a variant of CVE-2005-4158.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/18358Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/18363Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/18549
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/18558
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/18906
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/19016
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/21692
cve@mitre.orghttp://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.421822
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-946
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:159
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_02_sr.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16184Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0010
cve@mitre.orghttps://usn.ubuntu.com/235-2/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/18358Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/18363Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/18549
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/18558
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/18906
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/19016
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/21692
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.421822
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-946
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:159
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_02_sr.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16184Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0010
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/235-2/
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
todd_miller sudo 1.5.6
todd_miller sudo 1.5.7
todd_miller sudo 1.5.8
todd_miller sudo 1.5.9
todd_miller sudo 1.6
todd_miller sudo 1.6.1
todd_miller sudo 1.6.2
todd_miller sudo 1.6.3
todd_miller sudo 1.6.3_p1
todd_miller sudo 1.6.3_p2
todd_miller sudo 1.6.3_p3
todd_miller sudo 1.6.3_p4
todd_miller sudo 1.6.3_p5
todd_miller sudo 1.6.3_p6
todd_miller sudo 1.6.3_p7
todd_miller sudo 1.6.4
todd_miller sudo 1.6.4_p1
todd_miller sudo 1.6.4_p2
todd_miller sudo 1.6.5
todd_miller sudo 1.6.5_p1
todd_miller sudo 1.6.5_p2
todd_miller sudo 1.6.6
todd_miller sudo 1.6.7
todd_miller sudo 1.6.7_p5
todd_miller sudo 1.6.8
todd_miller sudo 1.6.8_p1
todd_miller sudo 1.6.8_p2
todd_miller sudo 1.6.8_p5
todd_miller sudo 1.6.8_p7
todd_miller sudo 1.6.8_p8
todd_miller sudo 1.6.8_p9
todd_miller sudo 1.6.8_p12
ubuntu ubuntu_linux 4.1
ubuntu ubuntu_linux 4.1
ubuntu ubuntu_linux 5.04
ubuntu ubuntu_linux 5.04
ubuntu ubuntu_linux 5.04
ubuntu ubuntu_linux 5.10
ubuntu ubuntu_linux 5.10
ubuntu ubuntu_linux 5.10


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