Unscored severity · published Nov 17, 2015
CVE-2015-5602
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…
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CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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."
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 74% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SU
Sudo · Sudo Project
through 1.8.14 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5602
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5602
Exploit
http://bugzilla.sudo.ws/show_bug.cgi?id=707
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171024.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171054.html
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3440
www.oracle.com
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034392
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