FreeBSD : sudo -- environmental variable CDPATH is not cleared (045944a0-6bca-11d9-aaa6-000a95bc6fae)

high Nessus Plugin ID 18825

Synopsis

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

Description

A sudo bug report says :

sudo doesn't unset the CDPATH variable, which leads to possible security problems.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.sudo.ws/show_bug.cgi?id=155

http://www.sudo.ws/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=155

http://www.nessus.org/u?e9f98676

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 18825

File Name: freebsd_pkg_045944a06bca11d9aaa6000a95bc6fae.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 7/13/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:sudo, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 1/21/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/18/2004