CVE-2004-1051

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    CVE-2004-1051

    Published: 1 Mar 2005Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: sudo before 1.6.8p2 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by using "()" style environment variables to create functions that have the same name as any program within the bash script that is called without using the program's full pathname.

    References: http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-596, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:133, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11668, https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-28-1/, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11668, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/May/msg00001.html, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110028877431192&w=2, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110598298225675&w=2, http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/bash_functions.html, http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0061/, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18055

    Affected packages

    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