CVE-2005-1993

Published: 20 June 2005

Race condition in sudo 1.3.1 up to 1.6.8p8, when the ALL pseudo-command is used after a user entry in the sudoers file, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack.

Priority

Status

Package	Release	Status
sudo Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Released (1.6.8p12-1ubuntu6)
	edgy	Released (1.6.8p12-1ubuntu6)
	feisty	Released (1.6.8p12-1ubuntu6)
	upstream	Needs triage

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-142-1
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1993
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

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