CVE-2005-2959
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2959
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2005-2959.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2005-2959
- Downstream
- Withdrawn
- 2026-01-27T04:06:12.401540Z
- Published
- 2005-10-25T16:02:00Z
- Modified
- 2026-01-27T04:06:12.401540Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in sudo 1.6.8 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via the (1) SHELLOPTS and (2) PS4 environment variables before executing a bash script on behalf of another user, which are not cleared even though other variables are.
- References
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/17318
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17322
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17345
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17390
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17666
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18549
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24479
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-870
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:201
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_02_sr.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9643
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15191
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
- http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2006.002-sudo.html
- http://www.sudo.ws/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=182
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/213-1/