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CVE-2014-9680 PUBLISHED

sudo before 1.8.12 does not ensure that the TZ environment variable is associated with a zoneinfo file, which allows local users to open arbitrary files for read access (but not view file contents) by running a program within an sudo session, as demonstrated by interfering with terminal output, discarding kernel-log messages, or repositioning tape drives.

EPSS 0.41% · 61.1th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.41%

61.1th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	sudo	0, 1.8.6p3-0ubuntu3, 1.8.8-2ubuntu1

Timeline

Dec 31, 2014 CVE Published
Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
Mar 28, 2022 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9680 third-party-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/15/24 third-party-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/09/12 third-party-advisory
http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/tz.html third-party-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2533-1 vendor-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9680 third-party-advisory

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