Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2004-1689

7 documents6 sources
Severity
2.1LOW
EPSS
0.2%
top 62.11%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
1
Todd Miller Sudo
Timeline
PublishedSep 16
Latest updateApr 29

Description

sudoedit (aka sudo -e) in sudo 1.6.8 opens a temporary file with root privileges, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the temporary file before quitting sudoedit.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/C:P/I:N/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶Debiansudo< 1.6.8p3-1+3
▶NVDtodd_miller/sudo1.6.8

Patches

Patch: packetstormsecurity.nl ↗Patch: secunia.com ↗Patch: www.ciac.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-53qq-7f4q-p4vg: sudoedit (aka sudo -e) in sudo 1↗2022-04-29
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CVEList
CVE-2004-1689: sudoedit (aka sudo -e) in sudo 1↗2005-02-20
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OSV
CVE-2004-1689: sudoedit (aka sudo -e) in sudo 1↗2004-09-16
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💥Exploits & PoCs

2
Exploit-DB
Symantec Norton Internet Security 2004 - ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)↗2010-05-09
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Exploit-DB
SudoEdit 1.6.8 - Local Change Permission↗2004-09-21
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2004-1689: sudo - sudoedit (aka sudo -e) in sudo 1.6.8 opens a temporary file with root privileges...↗2004
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