Description
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in sudo 1.6.8 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via the (1) SHELLOPTS and (2) PS4 environment variables before executing a bash script on behalf of another user, which are not cleared even though other variables are.
Published: 2005-10-25
Score: 4.6 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-870-1 New sudo packages fix arbitrary command execution
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-2959 Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in sudo 1.6.8 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via the (1) SHELLOPTS and (2) PS4 environment variables before executing a bash script on behalf of another user, which are not cleared even though other variables are.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-213-1 sudo vulnerability
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Todd Miller Sudo
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:53:29.364Z

Reserved: 2005-09-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-2959

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Status : Modified

Published: 2005-10-25T16:02:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-2959

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