CVE-2005-1993 describes a race condition vulnerability in sudo versions 1.3.1 through 1.6.8p8. This flaw allows local users to gain elevated privileges through a symlink attack when the "ALL" pseudo-command is used after a user entry in the sudoers file. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.7, indicating low severity with a local attack vector, high attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
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