Vulnerability in Todd Miller Sudo
CVE-2006-0151
sudo 1.6.8 and other versions does not clear the PYTHONINSPECT environment variable, which allows limited local users to gain privileges via a Python script, a variant of CVE-2005-4158.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (48.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 48.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Todd Miller Sudo — versions 1.5.6, 1.5.7, 1.5.8
- Ubuntu Linux — versions 4.1, 5.04, 5.10
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0010 (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/18549 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/18558 (third-party-advisory)
- slackware.com/security/viewer.php (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/18363 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_02_sr.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/18358 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/16184 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/19016 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/18906 (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-0151?
- CVE-2006-0151 is a vulnerability in Todd Miller Sudo. Published 2006-01-09.
- Is CVE-2006-0151 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.