CVE-2015-5602

Published: Nov 17, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

7.2

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

sudoedit in Sudo before 1.8.15 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file whose full path is defined using multiple wildcards in /etc/sudoers, as demonstrated by "/home/*/*/file.txt."

Affected (1)

Products: Sudo Project: Sudo

Sudo Project

1 product

Sudo

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Sudo Project Sudo	Up to 1.8.14

Related CWEs

CWE-264

References (18)

http://bugzilla.sudo.ws/show_bug.cgi?id=707

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitIssue Tracking

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171024.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171054.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3440

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034392

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.sudo.ws/stable.html#1.8.15

Source: cve@mitre.org

Release NotesVendor Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-13

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37710/

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitThird Party Advisory

http://bugzilla.sudo.ws/show_bug.cgi?id=707