CVE-2005-1119

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Published Apr 16, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Sudo VISudo 1.6.8 and earlier allows local users to corrupt arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.5.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.5.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.5.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.5.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4_p1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4_p2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5_p1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5_p2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.7_p5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p8:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-1122	Sudo VISudo 1.6.8 and earlier allows local users to corrupt arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.359% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13171

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Todd Miller Sudo

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 12:36 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 16, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 12:36 AM
Reserved: Apr 16, 2005, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:12 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 2, 2005, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:12 PM

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Red Hat No data

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OpenCVE enrichment No data

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