CVE-2015-5602

sudoedit in Sudo before 1.8.15 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file whose full path is defined using multiple wildcards in /etc/sudoers, as demonstrated by "/home/*/*/file.txt."
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.2 UNKNOWN
LOCAL
LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 90%
VendorProductVersion
sudo_projectsudo
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≤ 1.8.14
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
sudo
bullseye (security)
1.9.5p2-3+deb11u1
fixed
bullseye
1.9.5p2-3+deb11u1
fixed
bookworm
1.9.13p3-1+deb12u1
fixed
sid
1.9.16-2
fixed
trixie
1.9.16-2
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
sudo
focal
not-affected
eoan
not-affected
disco
not-affected
cosmic
not-affected
bionic
not-affected
artful
not-affected
zesty
not-affected
yakkety
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
wily
ignored
vivid
ignored
trusty
ignored
precise
ignored
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://bugzilla.sudo.ws/show_bug.cgi?id=707
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171024.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171054.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3440
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034392
http://www.sudo.ws/stable.html#1.8.15
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-13
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37710/
http://bugzilla.sudo.ws/show_bug.cgi?id=707
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171024.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171054.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3440
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034392
http://www.sudo.ws/stable.html#1.8.15
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-13
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37710/