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Advisory details: ubuntu_osv / UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5602
Advisory ID ubuntu_osv/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5602
Aliases CVE-2015-5602
Summary 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."
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 10.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (0)
There are no known CWE.
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added July 29, 2015
Description Sudo 1.8.14 (RHEL 5/6/7 / Ubuntu) - 'Sudoedit' Unauthorized Privilege Escalation
Ransomware campaign use Known
Source publication date July 28, 2015
Exploit type local
Platform linux
Source update date June 21, 2017

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Patch URL
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There are no known vectors.

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