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Vulnerability record · CVE-2010-0427 · published 25 February 2010

CVE-2010-0427: Todd miller sudo permissions and access controls vulnerability

Todd Miller · Sudo

sudo 1.6.x before 1.6.9p21, when the runas_default option is used, does not properly set group memberships, which allows local users to gain privileges via a sudo command.

4.4 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 0.46% · top 62.3% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
4.4CVSS 2.0 base score
0.46%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
42References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

sudo 1.6.x before 1.6.9p21, when the runas_default option is used, does not properly set group memberships, which allows local users to gain privileges via a sudo command.

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
ftp://ftp.sudo.ws/pub/sudo/sudo-1.6.9p21.patch.gz Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/38762
http://secunia.com/advisories/38795
http://secunia.com/advisories/38803
http://secunia.com/advisories/38915
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023658
http://sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/aa0b6c01c462
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2006
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201003-01.xml
http://www.gratisoft.us/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=255 Exploit
http://www.gratisoft.us/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=349
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/23/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/24/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514489/100/0/threaded
http://www.sudo.ws/cgi-bin/cvsweb/sudo/set_perms.c.diff?r1=1.30.2.7&r2=1.30.2.8
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-905-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=567622
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10946
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7216
ftp://ftp.sudo.ws/pub/sudo/sudo-1.6.9p21.patch.gz Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/38762
http://secunia.com/advisories/38795
http://secunia.com/advisories/38803
http://secunia.com/advisories/38915
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023658
http://sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/aa0b6c01c462
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2006
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201003-01.xml
http://www.gratisoft.us/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=255 Exploit
http://www.gratisoft.us/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=349
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/23/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/24/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514489/100/0/threaded
http://www.sudo.ws/cgi-bin/cvsweb/sudo/set_perms.c.diff?r1=1.30.2.7&r2=1.30.2.8
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-905-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=567622

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