check.c in sudo 1.7.x before 1.7.4p5, when a Runas group is configured, does not require a password for command execution that involves a…

Description

check.c in sudo 1.7.x before 1.7.4p5, when a Runas group is configured, does not require a password for command execution that involves a gid change but no uid change, which allows local users to bypass an intended authentication requirement via the -g option to a sudo command.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.50% · top 57% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.4.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-264 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-264 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (30)

• ADV-2011-0362 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/runas_group_pw.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 43068 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• GLSA-201203-06 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• SSA:2011-041-05 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
• MDVSA-2011:018 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• http://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/07d1b0ce530e (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• ADV-2011-0089 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• ADV-2011-0212 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 42949 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20110111 CVE request: sudo does not ask for password on GID changes (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• ADV-2011-0182 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• FEDORA-2011-0470 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• ADV-2011-0199 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• USN-1046-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• RHSA-2011:0599 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20110112 Re: CVE request: sudo does not ask for password on GID changes (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 70400 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• 42886 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2011:002 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• sudo-groupid-privilege-escalation(64636) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 45774 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20110112 Re: CVE request: sudo does not ask for password on GID changes (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 43282 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2011-0455 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• http://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/fe8a94f96542 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2011-0195 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=668879 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=609641 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 42968 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

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Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 21:36 UTC.