CVE-2010-0427 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in sudo versions 1.6.x before 1.6.9p21, specifically when the runas_default option is enabled. This flaw prevents proper group membership assignment, allowing local users to gain elevated privileges through sudo commands. With a CVSS score of 4.4 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), it indicates a medium complexity attack requiring local access, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| 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:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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