Description
sudo 1.6.0 through 1.6.3p7 does not properly clear the environment before calling the mail program, which could allow local users to gain root privileges by modifying environment variables and changing how the mail program is invoked.
Affected products
- todd_miller / sudo1.6 – 1.6
- todd_miller / sudo1.6.1 – 1.6.1
- todd_miller / sudo1.6.2 – 1.6.2
- todd_miller / sudo1.6.3 – 1.6.3
- todd_miller / sudo1.6.3_p1 – 1.6.3_p1
- todd_miller / sudo1.6.3_p2 – 1.6.3_p2
- todd_miller / sudo1.6.3_p3 – 1.6.3_p3
- todd_miller / sudo1.6.3_p4 – 1.6.3_p4
- todd_miller / sudo1.6.3_p5 – 1.6.3_p5
- todd_miller / sudo1.6.3_p6 – 1.6.3_p6
- todd_miller / sudo1.6.3_p7 – 1.6.3_p7
References
- VENDOR_ADVISORYftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SN-02%3A06.asc
- MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-013.html
- MISChttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7891
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/3800
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3871
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/250168
- MAILING_LISThttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101120193627756&w=2
- MISChttp://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/postfix.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_002_sudo_txt.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:003
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-101
- MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-011.html
- MISChttp://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000451