CVE-2014-9680 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting sudo before version 1.8.12. It allows local users to open arbitrary files for read access, though not view their contents, by manipulating the TZ environment variable within a sudo session. This could lead to interference with terminal output or kernel logs. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.3, indicating a low impact with no confidentiality, integrity, or availability compromise. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.8.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:*:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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