CVE-2014-9680
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Apr 24, 2017
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Feb 12, 2015
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- GLSA-201504-02vendor-advisory
- 1033158vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20141016 Abusing TZ for fun (and little profit)mailing-list
- http://www.sudo.ws/alerts/tz.html
- RHSA-2015:1409vendor-advisory
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