Information disclosure in Sudo Project
CVE-2014-9680
sudo before 1.8.12 does not ensure that the TZ environment variable is associated with a zoneinfo file, which allows local users to open arbitrary files for read access (but not view file contents) by running a program within an sudo session, as demonstrated by interfering with terminal output, discarding kernel-log messages, or repositioning tape drives.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (38.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 38.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-02 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033158 (vdb-entry)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/15/24 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.sudo.ws/alerts/tz.html (Vendor Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1409.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-9680?
- CVE-2014-9680 is a low-severity vulnerability in Sudo Project, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2017-04-24.
- How severe is CVE-2014-9680?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2014-9680 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.