CVE-2004-1689
LowPublished
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...
- Published
- Feb 20, 2005
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Sep 21, 2004
Primary CVSS
2.1/ 10Low
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N1.2%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 65.4%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1Angelo Rosiello · linux · Sep 21, 2004
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