Vulnerability in Sudo_project Sudo
CVE-2015-5602
sudoedit in Sudo before 1.8.15 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file whose full path is defined using multiple wildcards in /etc/sudoers, as demonstrated by "/home/*/*/file.txt."
EPSS: 0.055 (90.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Sudo_project Sudo
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- 1034392 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- DSA-3440 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- GLSA-201606-13 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- FEDORA-2015-386863df8a (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- 37710 (Exploit, exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- FEDORA-2015-6a267387c0 (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-5602?
- CVE-2015-5602 is a vulnerability in Sudo_project Sudo, classified under CWE-264. Published 2015-11-17.
- Is CVE-2015-5602 known to be exploited?
- 13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.