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    CVE-2010-2956

    Sudo 1.7.0 through 1.7.4p3, when a Runas group is configured, does not properly handle use of the -u option in conjunction with the -g option, which allows local users to gain privileges via a command line containing a "-u root" sequence.

    Published:Sep 7, 2010
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Sep 10, 2010
    EPSS Score:0.00078
    CVSS Score:6.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Todd Miller
    Product
    Sudo

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/047516.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/40508
    http://secunia.com/advisories/41316
    http://secunia.com/advisories/42787
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201009-03.xml
    http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:175
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0675.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514489/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515545/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43019
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024392
    http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/runas_group.html
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-983-1
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0001.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2312
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2318
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2320
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2358
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0025
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=628628
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/047516.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/40508
    http://secunia.com/advisories/41316
    http://secunia.com/advisories/42787
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201009-03.xml
    http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:175
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0675.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514489/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515545/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43019
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024392
    http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/runas_group.html
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-983-1
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0001.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2312
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2318
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2320
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2358
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0025
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=628628

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High