sudo before 1.8.12 does not ensure that the TZ environment variable is associated with a zoneinfo file, which allows local users to open arbitrary files for read access (but not view file contents) by running a program within an sudo session, as demonstrated by interfering with terminal output, discarding kernel-log messages, or repositioning tape drives.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-04-24T06:12:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:55:04.547Z

Reserved: 2015-02-12T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-9680

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-04-24T06:59:00.353

Modified: 2018-01-05T02:29:57.617

Link: CVE-2014-9680

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-10-16T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-9680 - Bugzilla