security flaw
Published Jun 20, 2005
3.7
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.40%
Description
Race condition in sudo 1.3.1 up to 1.6.8p8, when the ALL pseudo-command is used after a user entry in the sudoers file, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.3.1
- 1.5.6
- 1.5.7
- 1.5.8
- 1.5.9
- 1.6
- 1.6.1
- 1.6.2
- 1.6.3
- 1.6.3_p1
- 1.6.3_p2
- 1.6.3_p3
- 1.6.3_p4
- 1.6.3_p5
- 1.6.3_p6
- 1.6.3_p7
- 1.6.4
- 1.6.4_p1
- 1.6.4_p2
- 1.6.5
- 1.6.5_p1
- 1.6.5_p2
- 1.6.6
- 1.6.7
- 1.6.7_p5
- 1.6.8
- 1.6.8_p1
- 1.6.8_p7
- 1.6.8_p8
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
sudo-0:1.6.7p5-1.1
Fixed · RHSA-2005:535
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
sudo-0:1.6.7p5-30.1.1
Fixed · RHSA-2005:535
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | sudo-0:1.6.7p5-1.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:535 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | sudo-0:1.6.7p5-30.1.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:535 |
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:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00397) | 31.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00397) | 31.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 18.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 28.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 26.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 24.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (22)
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302847 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15744 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17813 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-735 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.osvdb.org/17396 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-535.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/402741 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425974/100/0/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13993 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15647 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/path_race.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0821 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2659 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-1993 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=161116 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617680 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21080 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1993
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11341 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1242 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1993
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.