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CVE-2013-1775

43
FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-1775 describes a vulnerability in sudo versions 1.6.0 through 1.7.10p6 and 1.8.0 through 1.8.6p6, affecting Apple Mac OS X and other systems using these sudo versions. This flaw allows local or physically proximate attackers to bypass intended time restrictions and retain elevated privileges by manipulating the system clock and sudo user timestamp to the epoch. With a CVSS score of 6.9 (High), the vulnerability has a local attack vector and medium attack complexity, leading to complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via Metasploit and ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.6.2p3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.2p3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.9MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.18%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Mac OS X Sudo Password Bypass · Feb 28, 2013
ExploitDB: EDB-27965 · Aug 30, 2013
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0318 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: sudo-0:1.7.2p1-28.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: sudo-0:1.8.6p3-12.el6
View patch
applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2013-1775Low

sudo: authentication bypass via reset system clock

Feb 27, 2013

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00002.html
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00066.html
osvdb.org / 90677
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-1353.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-1701.html
support.apple.com / kb/HT205031
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT5880
debian.org / security/2013/dsa-2642
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2013/02/27/22
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
securityfocus.com / bid/58203
slackware.com / security/viewer.php
sudo.ws / repos/sudo/rev/ddf399e3e306
ExploitPatch
sudo.ws / repos/sudo/rev/ebd6cc75020f
ExploitPatch
sudo.ws / sudo/alerts/epoch_ticket.html
Vendor Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1754-1