sudoedit (aka sudo -e) in sudo 1.6.8 opens a temporary file with root privileges, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the temporary file before quitting sudoedit.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2005-02-20T05:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-08T01:00:37.188Z
Reserved: 2005-02-21T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2004-1689
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2004-09-16T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2017-07-11T01:31:15.700
Link: CVE-2004-1689
Redhat
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