DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0426

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0426

    Published: 24 Feb 2010Last Modified: 4 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2010-0426

    Summary:

    Details: sudo 1.6.x before 1.6.9p21 and 1.7.x before 1.7.2p4, when a pseudo-command is enabled, permits a match between the name of the pseudo-command and the name of an executable file in an arbitrary directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted executable file, as demonstrated by a file named sudoedit in a user's home directory.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0426

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: sudo

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/sudo?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.7.2p1-1.2

    Affected versions

    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