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CVE-2010-1163 json

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…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-1193

cvss
6.9
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 34%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • sudo Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.7.2p6-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1163

  • sudo RHEL 5 1.7.2p1-6.el5_5

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0361

  • sudo openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.8.18p1-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10551-1

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2010-1163 updated cvss 6.0

sudo: incomplete fix for the sudoedit privilege escalation issue CVE-2010-0426

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) sudo 1.7.2p1-6.el5_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) sudo 1.7.2p1-6.el5_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0361
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 sudo Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 sudo
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.9 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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