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CVE-2004-1689
Published: Feb 20, 2005
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
sudoedit (aka sudo -e) in sudo 1.6.8 opens a temporary file with root privileges, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the temporary file before quitting sudoedit.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
12596
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
20040916 [sudo-announce] Sudo version 1.6.8p1 now available (fwd)
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
VU#424358
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_CERT-VN
10023
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
11204
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
O-219
third-party-advisory
government-resource
x_refsource_CIAC
sudo-sudoedit-view-files(17424)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/sudoedit.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://packetstormsecurity.nl/0409-exploits/sudoedit.txt
x_refsource_MISC
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