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…

published November 17, 2015

CVSS
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EPSS
2%
Percentile
74.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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."

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01516 · 74.2th percentile
Published
2015-11-17T15:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 NOV 15:00Z
    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…
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