VDB
CVE-2014-9680
CVE-2014-9680
PUBLISHED
CVSS 3.299999952316284 LOW
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 0.47% · 38.3th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
3.299999952316284
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
0.47%
38.3th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | sudo | 0, 1.8.6p3-0ubuntu3, 1.8.8-2ubuntu2 |
Timeline
- Mar 20, 2014 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 15, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 12, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 30, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 22, 2023 EPSS Score
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