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CVE-2014-9680 json

sudo before 1.8.12 does not ensure that the TZ environment variable is associated with a zoneinfo file, which allows local users to open ar…

published 2017-04-24 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-9490

cvss
3.3
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

sudo before 1.8.12 does not ensure that the TZ environment variable is associated with a zoneinfo file, which allows local users to open arbitrary files for read access (but not view file contents) by running a program within an sudo session, as demonstrated by interfering with terminal output, discarding kernel-log messages, or repositioning tape drives.

Patch / fix

  • sudo Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.8.12-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9680

  • sudo Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9680

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  • sudo RHEL 7 1.8.6p7-16.el7
  • sudo RHEL 6 1.8.6p3-19.el6

red hat advisories RHBA-2015:2424RHSA-2015:1409

  • sudo SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES 12 SP1, SLED 12 SP1 +1 more 1.8.10p3-2.6.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2016:2904-1

  • sudo openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.9.7p2-1.4

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11413-1

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-2014-9680 updated cvss 3.0

sudo: unsafe handling of TZ environment variable

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 sudo Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 sudo
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) sudo 1.8.6p7-16.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) sudo-devel 1.8.6p7-16.el7, sudo-debuginfo 1.8.6p7-16.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) sudo 1.8.6p7-16.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) sudo-devel 1.8.6p7-16.el7, sudo-debuginfo 1.8.6p7-16.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2015:2424
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) sudo 1.8.6p3-19.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) sudo-devel 1.8.6p3-19.el6, sudo-debuginfo 1.8.6p3-19.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) sudo 1.8.6p3-19.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) sudo-devel 1.8.6p3-19.el6, sudo-debuginfo 1.8.6p3-19.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) sudo 1.8.6p3-19.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1409
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) sudo 1.8.6p7-16.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2015:2424
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) sudo-devel 1.8.6p3-19.el6, sudo-debuginfo 1.8.6p3-19.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1409
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) sudo-devel 1.8.6p7-16.el7, sudo-debuginfo 1.8.6p7-16.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2015:2424
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) sudo 1.8.6p3-19.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1409
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) sudo 1.8.6p7-16.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2015:2424
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) sudo-devel 1.8.6p3-19.el6, sudo-debuginfo 1.8.6p3-19.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1409
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) sudo-devel 1.8.6p7-16.el7, sudo-debuginfo 1.8.6p7-16.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2015:2424

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Exploit prediction

0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • openwall.com http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/15/24 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 3.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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