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FreeBSD Ports: sudo
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory.
Insight
Insight
The following package is affected: sudo CVE-2010-0426 sudo 1.6.x before 1.6.9p21 and 1.7.x before 1.7.2p4, when a pseudo-command is enabled, permits a match between the name of the pseudo-command and the name of an executable file in an arbitrary directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted executable file, as demonstrated by a file named sudoedit in a user's home directory.
Solution
Solution
Update your system with the appropriate patches or software upgrades. http://www.sudo.ws/pipermail/sudo-announce/2010-February/000092.html http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/sudoedit_escalate.html http://secunia.com/advisories/38659 http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/018a84d0-2548-11df-b4a3-00e0815b8da8.html