FreeBSD : sudo -- certain authorized users could run commands as any user (13d6d997-f455-11dd-8516-001b77d09812)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 35613

Synopsis

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

Description

Todd Miller reports :

A bug was introduced in Sudo's group matching code in version 1.6.9 when support for matching based on the supplemental group vector was added. This bug may allow certain users listed in the sudoers file to run a command as a different user than their access rule specifies.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?bf9ec653

http://www.nessus.org/u?236ac9c1

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 35613

File Name: freebsd_pkg_13d6d997f45511dd8516001b77d09812.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 2/9/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/6/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/4/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-0034

BID: 33517

CWE: 264