CVE-2014-0106

Description

From CVE.org

Sudo 1.6.9 before 1.8.5, when env_reset is disabled, does not properly check environment variables for the env_delete restriction, which allows local users with sudo permissions to bypass intended command restrictions via a crafted environment variable.

Statement

This issue did not affect the version of sudo package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown

Red HatNVDcve.org
Base Score6.66.6N/A
Attack VectorLocalLocalN/A
Access ComplexityMediumMediumN/A
AuthenticationSingleSingleN/A
Confidentiality ImpactCompleteCompleteN/A
Integrity ImpactCompleteCompleteN/A
Availability ImpactCompleteCompleteN/A

Vector

Red Hat: AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD: AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Acknowledgements

Red Hat would like to thank Todd C. Miller for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Sebastien Macke as the original reporter.

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