Explain CVE-2009-0034
parse.c in sudo 1.6.9p17 through 1.6.9p19 does not properly interpret a system group (aka %group) in the sudoers file during authorization decisions for a user who belongs to that group, which allows local users to leverage an applicable sudoers file and gain root privileges via a sudo command.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': '33885', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/33885'}, {'name': '51736', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_OSVDB'], 'url': 'http://osvdb.org/51736'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.sudo.ws/cgi-bin/cvsweb/sudo/parse.c.diff?r1=1.160.2.21&r2=1.160.2.22&f=h'}, {'name': '35766', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/35766'}, {'name': '1021688', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021688'}, {'name': '33517', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33517'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2954'}, {'name': 'MDVSA-2009:033', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:033'}, {'name': 'ADV-2009-1865', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1865'}, {'name': '33753', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/33753'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2009:0267', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0267.html'}, {'name': '[Security-announce] 20090710 VMSA-2009-0009 ESX Service Console updates for udev, sudo, and curl', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000060.html'}, {'name': '20090129 rPSA-2009-0021-1 sudo', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500546/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6462', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6462'}, {'name': '33840', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/33840'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0021'}, {'name': '20090711 VMSA-2009-0009 ESX Service Console updates for udev, sudo, and curl', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504849/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10856', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10856'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.gratisoft.us/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=327'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0009.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=468923'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED