Explain CVE-2010-1646
The secure path feature in env.c in sudo 1.3.1 through 1.6.9p22 and 1.7.0 through 1.7.2p6 does not properly handle an environment that contains multiple PATH variables, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted value of the last PATH variable.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': '65083', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_OSVDB'], 'url': 'http://www.osvdb.org/65083'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2010-9417', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/043012.html'}, {'name': '43068', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/43068'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/secure_path.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/3057fde43cf0'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10580', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10580'}, {'name': 'MDVSA-2010:118', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:118'}, {'name': 'ADV-2011-0212', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212'}, {'name': '40188', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/40188'}, {'name': '40002', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/40002'}, {'name': '40215', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/40215'}, {'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': '1024101', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024101'}, {'name': '40538', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40538'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2010-9415', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/043026.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/a09c6812eaec'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SR:2011:002', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html'}, {'name': 'DSA-2062', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2062'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2010-9402', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/042838.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075'}, {'name': 'GLSA-201009-03', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201009-03.xml'}, {'name': 'ADV-2010-1478', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1478'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2010:0475', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0475.html'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7338', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7338'}, {'name': '40508', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/40508'}, {'name': 'ADV-2010-1518', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1518'}, {'name': 'ADV-2010-1519', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1519'}, {'name': 'ADV-2010-1452', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1452'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598154'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED