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CVE-2010-1163

Published: Apr 16, 2010Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-20
6.9MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 67.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The command matching functionality in sudo 1.6.8 through 1.7.2p5 does not properly handle when a file in the current working directory has the same name as a pseudo-command in the sudoers file and the PATH contains an entry for ".", which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a Trojan horse executable, as demonstrated using sudoedit, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0426.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:MAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

todd miller
oss-project·USaka sudo
sudoOn-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
Gentoo Foundation Inc.
oss-project·US
Gentoo LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-928-1
ubuntu.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
secunia.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0361.html
redhat.com
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