CVE-2005-4158 describes a vulnerability in Sudo versions prior to 1.6.8 p12 where, under specific conditions (Perl taint flag off), it fails to clear critical Perl environment variables (PERLLIB, PERL5LIB, PERL5OPT). This oversight allows low-privileged local users to manipulate Perl scripts, forcing them to load and execute arbitrary library files that share names with legitimate script dependencies. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a medium severity. Exploitation requires local access and low attack complexity, potentially leading to compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Metasploit, exploit code for this vulnerability is publicly available on ExploitDB. Despite this, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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