High severity · published Jan 30, 2009
CVE-2009-0034
parse.c in sudo 1.6.9p17 through 1.6.9p19 does not properly interpret a system group (aka %group) in the sudoers file during authorization decisions for a user who belongs to that…
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
parse.c in sudo 1.6.9p17 through 1.6.9p19 does not properly interpret a system group (aka %group) in the sudoers file during authorization decisions for a user who belongs to that group, which allows local users to leverage an applicable sudoers file and gain root privileges via a sudo command.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 35% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ES
Esx · Vmware
4.0 · source: NVD
SU
Sudo · Gratisoft
1.6.9; 1.6.9; 1.6.9 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0034
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0034
Broken Link
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000060.html
Broken Link
http://osvdb.org/51736
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/33753
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/33840
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/33885
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/35766