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Debian DSA-128-1 : sudo - buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 14965

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

fc found a buffer overflow in the variable expansion code used by sudo for its prompt. Since sudo is necessarily installed suid root a local user can use this to gain root access.

Solution

This has been fixed in version 1.6.2-2.2 for the stable distribution of Debian and version 1.6.6-1 for the testing/unstable distribution.
We recommend that you upgrade your sudo package immediately.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-128

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 14965

File Name: debian_DSA-128.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/29/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.2, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:sudo

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/26/2002

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-0184

BID: 4593

DSA: 128