MEDIUM
sudo: does not ask for password on GID changes
Published Jan 18, 2011
4.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.50%
Description
check.c in sudo 1.7.x before 1.7.4p5, when a Runas group is configured, does not require a password for command execution that involves a gid change but no uid change, which allows local users to bypass an intended authentication requirement via the -g option to a sudo command.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 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
- 1.7.3b1
- 1.7.4
- 1.7.4p1
- 1.7.4p2
- 1.7.4p3
- 1.7.4p4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
sudo-0:1.7.2p1-13.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0309
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
sudo-0:1.7.4p5-5.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0599
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
sudo
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | sudo-0:1.7.2p1-13.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0309 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | sudo-0:1.7.4p5-5.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0599 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | sudo | Not affected | n/a |
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.
4.4 MEDIUM NVD
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
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.50% 0.00496
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00496
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.50% (0.00496) | 40.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.50% (0.00496) | 38.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00111) | 27.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 19.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 16.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 14.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 79.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 3.05% (0.03054) | 83.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (33)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=609641 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053263.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053341.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/11/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/12/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/12/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42886 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42949 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42968 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43282 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-06.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.593654 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWARE
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:018 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.osvdb.org/70400 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0599.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45774 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/07d1b0ce530e x_refsource_MISCPatch
- http://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/fe8a94f96542 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/runas_group_pw.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1046-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0089 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0182 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0195 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0199 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0362 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0010 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=668879 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64636 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0010
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-0010
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jan 18, 2011
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Dec 7, 2010
Link CVE-2011-0010
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a