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TI-2005-02792 Aliases CVE-2005-2959GHSA-xq6m-vcfr-h89q

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in sudo 1.6.8 and earlier allows local users to gain…

Priority LOW 22CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00624 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 32

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.1VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.2VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3_p1VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3_p2VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3_p3VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3_p4VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3_p5VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3_p6VulnerableTodd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.1 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.2 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3_p1 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3_p2 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3_p3 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3_p4 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3_p5 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3_p6 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
Show 22 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3_p7VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3p1VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3p2VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3p3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3p3VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3p4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3p4VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3p5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3p5VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3p6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3p6VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3p7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3p7VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.4VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.4_p1VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.4_p2VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.4p1VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.4p2VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.5VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.5_p1VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.5_p2VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.5p1VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.5p2VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.6VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.7VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.7_p5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.7_p5VulnerableTodd Miller
cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.8VulnerableTodd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3_p7 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3p1 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3p2 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3p3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3p3 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3p4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3p4 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3p5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3p5 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3p6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3p6 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3p7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3p7 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.4 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.4_p1 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.4_p2 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.4p1 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.4p2 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.5 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.5_p1 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.5_p2 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.5p1 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.5p2 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.6 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.7 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.7_p5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.7_p5 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller
  • cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.8 Vulnerable ·Todd Miller

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2959
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xq6m-vcfr-h89q
  3. 2026-11-04 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Patch 1

Advisory 7

Other 2

  • TI-2005-01738 Sudo 1.6.8p7 on SuSE Linux 9.3, and possibly other Linux distributions, allows local… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2012-00746 Format string vulnerability in the sudo_debug function in Sudo 1.8.0 through 1.8.3p1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2013-01562 sudo 1.6.0 through 1.7.10p6 and sudo 1.8.0 through 1.8.6p6 allows local users or… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2004-00948 sudo before 1.6.8p2 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by using "()" style… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2010-00404 sudo 1.6.x before 1.6.9p21 and 1.7.x before 1.7.2p4, when a pseudo-command is enabled… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2006-00144 sudo 1.6.8 and other versions does not clear the PYTHONINSPECT environment variable… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
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Sources

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