CVE-2010-1646 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in sudo versions 1.3.1 through 1.6.9p22 and 1.7.0 through 1.7.2p6. The flaw lies in the secure path feature's improper handling of multiple PATH environment variables, potentially allowing local users to gain privileges through a crafted PATH value. With a CVSS score of 6.2 (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), this vulnerability requires local access and high attack complexity but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6.2p1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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