CVE-2015-5602
sudoedit in Sudo before 1.8.15 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file whose full path is defined using multiple wildcards in...
- Published
- Nov 17, 2015
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Jul 28, 2015
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 72.0%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
sudoedit in Sudo before 1.8.15 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file whose full path is defined using multiple wildcards in /etc/sudoers, as demonstrated by "/home/*/*/file.txt."
Sources
3- privesc-CVE-2015-5602Exploit
Sudo <= 1.8.14 Local Privilege Escalation and vulnerable container
Docker container with CVE-2015-5602 for practicing privilege escalation in a controlled environment. Part of the Cved framework for managing vulnerable containers.
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