Sudo
CVE-2012-3440
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
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1DescriptionCVE.org
A certain Red Hat script for sudo 1.7.2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /var/tmp/nsswitch.conf.bak temporary file.
AnalysisAI
A certain Red Hat script for sudo 1.7.2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /var/tmp/nsswitch.conf.bak temporary file. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.6). Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-59. A certain Red Hat script for sudo 1.7.2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /var/tmp/nsswitch.conf.bak temporary file. Affected products include: Todd Miller Sudo, Redhat Enterprise Linux.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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sudo 1.6.0 through 1.7.10p6 and sudo 1.8.0 through 1.8.6p6 allows local users or physically proximate attackers to bypas
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Sudo before 1.9.5p2 contains an off-by-one error that can result in a heap-based buffer overflow, which allows privilege
Todd Miller's sudo version 1.8.20 and earlier is vulnerable to an input validation (embedded spaces) in the get_process_
Local privilege escalation in Sudo through 1.9.17p2 (fixed in commit 3e474c2) arises because a failed setuid, setgid, or
In Sudo before 1.8.28, an attacker with access to a Runas ALL sudoer account can bypass certain policy blacklists and se
sudoedit in Sudo before 1.8.15 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file whose full path is d
selinux_edit_copy_tfiles in sudoedit in Sudo before 1.9.5 allows a local unprivileged user to gain file ownership and es
Sudo before 1.9.13p2 has a double free in the per-command chroot feature. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerabi
Same weakness CWE-59 – Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
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