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CVE-2010-0427

Published: Feb 25, 2010Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-264
NVD MITRE
4.4CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 63.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

n/an/a
Gentoo LinuxGentoo Foundation Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
sudotodd miller
On-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
gentoo foundation inc.oss-projectUSOperating Systems
todd milleross-projectUSOperating Systemsaka sudo

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Official Patch Available

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/38803
secunia.com
ftp://ftp.sudo.ws/pub/sudo/sudo-1.6.9p21.patch.gz
ftp.sudo.ws
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201003-01.xml
gentoo.org
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Timeline

Published
Feb 25, 2010
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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