CVE-2014-9680
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.8.12-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.8.12-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.8.12-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.8.12-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.8.12-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| sudo_project | sudo | {"endIncluding":"1.8.11"} | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9680.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/15/24
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1409.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033158
- http://www.sudo.ws/alerts/tz.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-02
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9680
CWEs
CWE-200
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.