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CVE-2005-2959

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in sudo 1.6.8 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via the (1) SHELLOPTS and (2) PS4 environment variables before executing a bash script on behalf of another user, which are not cleared even though other variables are.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2005-2959 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from todd_miller organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2005, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2005-10-25T16:02:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.6 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.1	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.2	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.3	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.3_p1	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.3_p2	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.3_p3	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.3_p4	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.3_p5	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.3_p6	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.3_p7	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.3p1	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.3p2	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.3p3	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.3p4	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.3p5	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.3p6	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.3p7	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.4	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.4_p1	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.4_p2	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.4p1	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.4p2	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.5	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.5_p1	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.5_p2	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.5p1	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.5p2	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.6	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.7	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.7_p5	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.8	Yes

References

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214 ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/17318 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/17322 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/17345 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/17390 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/17666 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/18549 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/24479 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-870 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:201 ([email protected])
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_02_sr.html ([email protected])
http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2006.002-sudo.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9643 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15191 Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.sudo.ws/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=182 ([email protected])
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://usn.ubuntu.com/213-1/ ([email protected])
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/17318 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/17322 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/17345 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/17390 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/17666 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/18549 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/24479 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-870 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:201 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_02_sr.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2006.002-sudo.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9643 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15191 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.sudo.ws/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=182 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/213-1/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For todd_miller's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.