VDB
CVE-2015-5602
CVE-2015-5602
PUBLISHED
sudoedit in Sudo before 1.8.15 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file whose full path is defined using multiple wildcards in /etc/sudoers, as demonstrated by "/home/*/*/file.txt."
EPSS 1.46% · 72.6th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
1.46%
72.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | sudo | 0, 1.8.6p3-0ubuntu3, 1.8.8-2ubuntu1 |
Timeline
- Jul 29, 2015 PoC Published
- Nov 17, 2015 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 13, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 12, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 6, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 21, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 13, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5602 third-party-advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37710/ third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5602 third-party-advisory