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CVE-2011-0008

6.9 · MEDIUM

A certain Fedora patch for parse.c in sudo before 1.7.4p5-1.fc14 on Fedora 14 does not properly interpret a system group (aka %group) in the sudoers file during authorization decisions for a user w…

Published Jan 20, 2011todd_millerEPSS 0.33%

Overview

CVE-2011-0008 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting todd_miller sudo. It was published on January 20, 2011 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

A certain Fedora patch for parse.c in sudo before 1.7.4p5-1.fc14 on Fedora 14 does not properly interpret a system group (aka %group) in the sudoers file during authorization decisions for a user who belongs to that group, which allows local users to leverage an applicable sudoers file and gain root privileges via a sudo command. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2009-0034 regression.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from todd_miller. Update sudo to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
todd_millersudo0Affected

References

Reflists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053263.htmlReflists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053341.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/42968Refwww.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:018Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0195Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0199Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=668843Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64965Reflists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053263.htmlReflists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053341.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-0008?

CVE-2011-0008 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting todd_miller sudo. It was published on January 20, 2011 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2011-0008?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2011-0008?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from todd_miller. Update sudo to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2011-0008?

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