MEDIUM
sudo: insufficient environment sanitization issue
Published Jun 7, 2010
6.2
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.46%
Description
The secure path feature in env.c in sudo 1.3.1 through 1.6.9p22 and 1.7.0 through 1.7.2p6 does not properly handle an environment that contains multiple PATH variables, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted value of the last PATH variable.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 1.3.1
- 1.6
- 1.6.1
- 1.6.2
- 1.6.2p1
- 1.6.2p2
- 1.6.2p3
- 1.6.3
- 1.6.3p1
- 1.6.3p2
- 1.6.3p3
- 1.6.3p4
- 1.6.3p5
- 1.6.3p6
- 1.6.3p7
- 1.6.4
- 1.6.4p1
- 1.6.4p2
- 1.6.5
- 1.6.5p1
- 1.6.5p2
- 1.6.6
- 1.6.7
- 1.6.7p1
- 1.6.7p2
- 1.6.7p3
- 1.6.7p4
- 1.6.7p5
- 1.6.8
- 1.6.8p1
- 1.6.8p2
- 1.6.8p3
- 1.6.8p4
- 1.6.8p5
- 1.6.8p6
- 1.6.8p7
- 1.6.8p8
- 1.6.8p9
- 1.6.8p10
- 1.6.8p11
- 1.6.8p12
- 1.6.9
- 1.6.9p1
- 1.6.9p2
- 1.6.9p3
- 1.6.9p4
- 1.6.9p5
- 1.6.9p6
- 1.6.9p7
- 1.6.9p8
- 1.6.9p9
- 1.6.9p10
- 1.6.9p11
- 1.6.9p12
- 1.6.9p13
- 1.6.9p14
- 1.6.9p15
- 1.6.9p16
- 1.6.9p17
- 1.6.9p18
- 1.6.9p19
- 1.6.9p20
- 1.6.9p21
- 1.6.9p22
- 1.7.0
- 1.7.1
- 1.7.2
- 1.7.2p1
- 1.7.2p2
- 1.7.2p3
- 1.7.2p4
- 1.7.2p5
- 1.7.2p6
- 1.7.2p7
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
sudo-0:1.7.2p1-7.el5_5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0475
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | sudo-0:1.7.2p1-7.el5_5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0475 |
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.
6.2 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.46% 0.00457
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00457
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 | 0.46% (0.00457) | 37.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.46% (0.00457) | 35.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00077) | 20.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | 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) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (32)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/042838.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/043012.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/043026.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40002 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40188 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40215 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40508 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201009-03.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2062 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:118 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.osvdb.org/65083 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0475.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514489/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40538 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024101 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/3057fde43cf0 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- http://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/a09c6812eaec x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/secure_path.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1452 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1478 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1518 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1519 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1646 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598154 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1646
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10580 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7338 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1646
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jun 7, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 29, 2010
Link CVE-2010-1646
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a