Improper input validation in Sudo_project Sudo
CVE-2005-4890
There is a possible tty hijacking in shadow 4.x before 4.1.5 and sudo 1.x before 1.7.4 via "su - user -c program". The user session can be escaped to the parent session by using the TIOCSTI ioctl to push characters into the input buffer to…
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
EPSS: 0.006 (46.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Sudo_project Sudo
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
- Debian Shadow
- Red Hat Shadow — versions 4.x before 4.1.5
- Red Hat Sudo — versions 1.x before 1.7.4
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 4, 5, 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-4890?
- CVE-2005-4890 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sudo_project Sudo, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-11-04.
- How severe is CVE-2005-4890?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2005-4890 known to be exploited?
- 16 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.