CVE-2010-1163
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The command matching functionality in sudo 1.6.8 through 1.7.2p5 does not properly handle when a file in the current working directory has the same name as a pseudo-command in the sudoers file and the PATH contains an entry for ".", which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a Trojan horse executable, as demonstrated using sudoedit, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0426.
Find out more about CVE-2010-1163 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 6 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (sudo) | RHSA-2010:0361 | 2010-04-20 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | sudo | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | sudo | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | sudo | Not affected |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Todd C. Miller, the upstream sudo maintainer, for responsibly reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Valerio Costamagna as the original reporter.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation