CVE-2002-0043

Summary

sudo 1.6.0 through 1.6.3p7 does not properly clear the environment before calling the mail program, which could allow local users to gain root privileges by modifying environment variables and changing how the mail program is invoked.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SN-02%3A06.asc
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-013.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7891
• http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/3800
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3871
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/250168
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101120193627756&w=2
• http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/postfix.html
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_002_sudo_txt.html
• http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:003
• http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-101
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-011.html
• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000451

References

• ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SN-02%3A06.asc
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-013.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7891
• http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/3800
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3871
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/250168
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101120193627756&w=2
• http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/postfix.html
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_002_sudo_txt.html
• http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:003
• http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-101
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-011.html
• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000451

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