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CVE-2011-0010

Published: Jan 18, 2011Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-264
NVD MITRE
4.4CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 61.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

check.c in sudo 1.7.x before 1.7.4p5, when a Runas group is configured, does not require a password for command execution that involves a gid change but no uid change, which allows local users to bypass an intended authentication requirement via the -g option to 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

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

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-06.xml
security.gentoo.org
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2012-01/att-0591/advisory_sudo.txt
archives.neohapsis.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0362
vupen.com
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Timeline

Published
Jan 18, 2011
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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