Explain CVE-2010-0426
sudo 1.6.x before 1.6.9p21 and 1.7.x before 1.7.2p4, when a pseudo-command is enabled, permits a match between the name of the pseudo-command and the name of an executable file in an arbitrary directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted executable file, as demonstrated by a file named sudoedit in a user's home directory.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': '38803', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/38803'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'ftp://ftp.sudo.ws/pub/sudo/sudo-1.6.9p21.patch.gz'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/88f3181692fe'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7238', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7238'}, {'name': 'GLSA-201003-01', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201003-01.xml'}, {'name': 'MDVSA-2010:049', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:049'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2010-6701', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/040578.html'}, {'name': '38762', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/38762'}, {'name': 'DSA-2006', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2006'}, {'name': '39399', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/39399'}, {'name': '38362', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38362'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2010-6749', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/040588.html'}, {'name': '20101027 rPSA-2010-0075-1 sudo', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514489/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': 'USN-905-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_UBUNTU'], 'url': 'http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-905-1'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10814', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10814'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SR:2010:006', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html'}, {'name': 'ADV-2010-0949', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0949'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://sudo.ws/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=389'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075'}, {'name': 'ADV-2010-0450', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0450'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/stable.html'}, {'name': '38659', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/38659'}, {'name': '38795', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/38795'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=570737'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-security-4/the-use-of-sudoedit-command-question-785442/'}, {'name': '38915', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/38915'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/f86e1b56d074'}, {'name': '1023658', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://securitytracker.com/id?1023658'}, {'name': 'SSA:2010-110-01', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SLACKWARE'], 'url': 'http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.577019'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED