CVE-2014-9680
low
CVSS v3
3.3
CVSS v2
2.1
VIR risk
3.3
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
34%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9680
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.sudo.ws/alerts/tz.html
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9680.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.8.12-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.8.12-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.8.12-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.8.12-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.8.12-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| sudo_project | sudo | {"endIncluding":"1.8.11"} | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9680.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/15/24
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1409.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033158
- http://www.sudo.ws/alerts/tz.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-02
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9680
CWEs
CWE-200
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.