CVE-2011-0010 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in sudo versions 1.7.x before 1.7.4p5. When a Runas group is configured, sudo fails to require a password for commands that change the group ID (gid) but not the user ID (uid), allowing local users to bypass authentication via the -g option. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.4, indicating a medium severity with local access, medium attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.7.2p1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.7.2p2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.7.2p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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