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CVE-2006-0151 Details

Description

sudo 1.6.8 and other versions does not clear the PYTHONINSPECT environment variable, which allows limited local users to gain privileges via a Python script, a variant of CVE-2005-4158.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://secunia.com/advisories/18358	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18363	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18549	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/18558	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/18906	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/19016	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/21692	CVE
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.421822	CVE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/235-2/	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-946	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:159	CVE
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_02_sr.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16184	CVE	Exploit
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0010	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/18358	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18363	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18549	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/18558	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/18906	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/19016	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/21692	[email protected]
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.421822	[email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/235-2/	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-946	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:159	[email protected]
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_02_sr.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16184	[email protected]	Exploit
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0010	[email protected]

see all 28 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
todd miller sudo	1.5.6 1.5.7 1.5.8 1.5.9 1.6
CPE cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.5.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.5.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.5.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.5.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4_p1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4_p2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5_p1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5_p2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.7_p5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p12:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
ubuntu ubuntu linux	4.1 5.04 5.10
CPE cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:4.1::ia64::::: cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:4.1::ppc::::: cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:5.04::amd64::::: cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:5.04::i386::::: cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:5.04::powerpc::::: cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:5.10::amd64::::: cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:5.10::i386::::: cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:5.10::powerpc::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 16, 2026		[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 3, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 10, 2006	Initial Analysis	[email protected]