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CVE-2010-0427 Details

Description

sudo 1.6.x before 1.6.9p21, when the runas_default option is used, does not properly set group memberships, which allows local users to gain privileges via a sudo command.

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)
ftp://ftp.sudo.ws/pub/sudo/sudo-1.6.9p21.patch.gz	CVE	Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html	CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=567622	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/38762	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/38795	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/38803	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/38915	CVE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023658	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10946	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7216	CVE
http://sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/aa0b6c01c462	CVE
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2006	CVE
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201003-01.xml	CVE
http://www.gratisoft.us/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=255	CVE	Exploit
http://www.gratisoft.us/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=349	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/23/4	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/24/5	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514489/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.sudo.ws/cgi-bin/cvsweb/sudo/set_perms.c.diff?r1=1.30.2.7&r2=1.30.2.8	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-905-1	CVE
ftp://ftp.sudo.ws/pub/sudo/sudo-1.6.9p21.patch.gz	[email protected]	Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html	[email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=567622	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/38762	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/38795	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/38803	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/38915	[email protected]
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023658	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10946	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7216	[email protected]
http://sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/aa0b6c01c462	[email protected]
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2006	[email protected]
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201003-01.xml	[email protected]
http://www.gratisoft.us/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=255	[email protected]	Exploit
http://www.gratisoft.us/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=349	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/23/4	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/24/5	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514489/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.sudo.ws/cgi-bin/cvsweb/sudo/set_perms.c.diff?r1=1.30.2.7&r2=1.30.2.8	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-905-1	[email protected]

see all 42 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-264	Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
todd miller sudo	1.6 1.6.1 1.6.2 1.6.3 1.6.3_p1
CPE 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_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_p5:::::::* 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:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.9_p17:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.9_p18:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.9_p19:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

todd miller sudo

1.6

1.6.1

1.6.2

1.6.3

1.6.3_p1

CPE

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_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_p5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.9_p17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.9_p18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.9_p19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 10, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 19, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 26, 2010	Initial Analysis	[email protected]