CVE-2004-1689

Published: Sep 16, 2004Modified: Apr 16, 2026

2.1

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Todd Miller: Sudo

Todd Miller

1 product

Sudo

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Todd Miller Sudo	Version 1.6.8

References (18)

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109537972929201&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://packetstormsecurity.nl/0409-exploits/sudoedit.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/12596

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-219.shtml

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/424358

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

http://www.osvdb.org/10023

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11204

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitPatchVendor Advisory

http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/sudoedit.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17424

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109537972929201&w=2