CVE-2005-2959 is an incomplete blacklist vulnerability affecting sudo versions 1.6.8 and earlier, allowing local users to escalate privileges. Specifically, the SHELLOPTS and PS4 environment variables are not properly cleared when executing a bash script as another user, unlike other variables. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a low severity with local access required and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6.3_p1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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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.