CVE-2004-1689

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Published Feb 20, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

sudoedit (aka sudo -e) in sudo 1.6.8 opens a temporary file with root privileges, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the temporary file before quitting sudoedit.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-1683	sudoedit (aka sudo -e) in sudo 1.6.8 opens a temporary file with root privileges, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the temporary file before quitting sudoedit.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.165% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109537972929201&w=2
http://packetstormsecurity.nl/0409-exploits/sudoedit.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/12596
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-219.shtml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/424358
http://www.osvdb.org/10023
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11204
http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/sudoedit.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17424

History

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Subscriptions

Todd Miller Sudo

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:00 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 20, 2005, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:00 AM
Reserved: Feb 21, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:08 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 16, 2004, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:08 PM

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