Vulnerabilities > Todd Miller > Sudo > 1.7.0

DATE CVE VULNERABILITY TITLE RISK
2010-02-24 CVE-2010-0426 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls vulnerability in Todd Miller Sudo
sudo 1.6.x before 1.6.9p21 and 1.7.x before 1.7.2p4, when a pseudo-command is enabled, permits a match between the name of the pseudo-command and the name of an executable file in an arbitrary directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted executable file, as demonstrated by a file named sudoedit in a user's home directory.
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