sudoedit (aka sudo -e) in sudo 1.6.8 opens a temporary file with root privileges, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the temporary file before quitting sudoedit
Published Feb 20, 2005
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.17%
Description
sudoedit (aka sudo -e) in sudo 1.6.8 opens a temporary file with root privileges, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the temporary file before quitting sudoedit.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.6.8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.17% (0.01165) | 66.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.17% (0.01165) | 63.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.17% (0.00167) | 35.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 84.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 82.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 65.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109537972929201&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://packetstormsecurity.nl/0409-exploits/sudoedit.txt x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12596 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-219.shtml third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/424358 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/10023 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11204 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/sudoedit.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17424 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109537972929201&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://packetstormsecurity.nl/0409-exploits/sudoedit.txt | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/12596 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-219.shtml | third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/424358 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/10023 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11204 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/sudoedit.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17424 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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