CVE-2014-9680

low-risk
Published 2017-04-24

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.41% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 3.3/10 Low
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Sudo Project

References (10)

Exploit http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/15/24
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1409.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033158
Vendor Advisory http://www.sudo.ws/alerts/tz.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-02
Exploit http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/15/24
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1409.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033158
Vendor Advisory http://www.sudo.ws/alerts/tz.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-02
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low-risk
Severity 13/34 · Low
Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal