Vulnerability in Todd Miller Sudo
CVE-2005-1831
Sudo 1.6.8p7 on SuSE Linux 9.3, and possibly other Linux distributions, allows local users to gain privileges by using sudo to call su, then entering a blank password and hitting CTRL-C. NOTE: SuSE and multiple third-party researchers have not been able to replicate this issue, stating "Sudo catches SIGINT and returns an empty string for the password so I don't see how this could happen unless the user's actual password was empty.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Todd Miller Sudo — versions 1.6.8p7
References
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-05/0359.html (mailing-list)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-05/0349.html (mailing-list)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.osvdb.org/20417 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-1831?
- CVE-2005-1831 is a high-severity vulnerability in Todd Miller Sudo. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2005-05-31.
- How severe is CVE-2005-1831?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.