CVE-2005-1831 describes a potential privilege escalation vulnerability in Sudo 1.6.8p7 on SuSE Linux 9.3, and possibly other Linux distributions. The reported attack vector involves a local user gaining privileges by using sudo to call su, then entering a blank password and hitting CTRL-C. Despite a high CVSS score of 8.4, indicating significant impact (confidentiality, integrity, availability), SuSE and other researchers have been unable to replicate the issue, suggesting it may not be a true vulnerability. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.6.8p7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8p7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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