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CVE-2010-0427

sudo 1.6.x before 1.6.9p21, when the runas_default option is used, does not properly set group memberships, which allows local users to gain privileges via a sudo command.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2010-0427 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from todd_miller organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2010, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2010-02-25T19:30:00.517

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.4 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

3.4

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	1.6.4_p1	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.4_p2	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	1.6.6	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
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.8_p1	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.8_p5	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.8_p8	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.8_p9	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.8_p12	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.9_p17	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.9_p18	Yes
Application	todd_miller	sudo	1.6.9_p19	Yes

References

ftp://ftp.sudo.ws/pub/sudo/sudo-1.6.9p21.patch.gz Patch ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/38762 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/38795 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/38803 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/38915 ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023658 ([email protected])
http://sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/aa0b6c01c462 ([email protected])
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2006 ([email protected])
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201003-01.xml ([email protected])
http://www.gratisoft.us/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=255 Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.gratisoft.us/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=349 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/23/4 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/24/5 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514489/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.sudo.ws/cgi-bin/cvsweb/sudo/set_perms.c.diff?r1=1.30.2.7&r2=1.30.2.8 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-905-1 ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=567622 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10946 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7216 ([email protected])
ftp://ftp.sudo.ws/pub/sudo/sudo-1.6.9p21.patch.gz Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/38762 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/38795 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/38803 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/38915 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023658 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/aa0b6c01c462 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2006 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201003-01.xml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.gratisoft.us/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=255 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.gratisoft.us/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=349 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/23/4 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/24/5 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514489/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.sudo.ws/cgi-bin/cvsweb/sudo/set_perms.c.diff?r1=1.30.2.7&r2=1.30.2.8 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-905-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=567622 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10946 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7216 (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.