CVE-2014-9680
CVSS V2 Low 2.1
CVSS V3 Low 3.3
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2014-9680
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-04-24T06:59:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2018-01-05T02:29:57
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:*:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 1.8.11 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 2.1
- Severity
- LOW
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- LOW
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 3.3
- Base Severity
- LOW
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 1.4
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.sudo.ws/alerts/tz.html | Vendor Advisory |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/15/24 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-02 | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033158 | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1409.html |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9680 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9680 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 18:53:07 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 16:10:58 | 2017-04-24T06:59Z | 2017-04-24T06:59:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 16:10:58 | 2018-01-05T02:29:57 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 16:10:58 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |