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.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:LAccess VectorLocal
AC:MAccess ComplexityMedium
Au:NAuthenticationNone
Impact
C:PConfidentialityPartial
I:PIntegrityPartial
A:PAvailabilityPartial
Weaknesses
Affected Products
todd miller
oss-project·USaka sudo
Gentoo Foundation Inc.
oss-project·US
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
References
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=609641
bugs.debian.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053263.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053341.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
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