CVE-2010-1163

NameCVE-2010-1163
DescriptionThe command matching functionality in sudo 1.6.8 through 1.7.2p5 does not properly handle when a file in the current working directory has the same name as a pseudo-command in the sudoers file and the PATH contains an entry for ".", which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a Trojan horse executable, as demonstrated using sudoedit, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0426.
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Debian Bugs578275

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
sudo (PTS)bullseye (security), bullseye1.9.5p2-3+deb11u1fixed
bookworm1.9.13p3-1+deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie1.9.16p1-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
sudosourcelenny(not affected)
sudosource(unstable)1.7.2p6-1578275

Notes

[lenny] - sudo <not-affected> (ignore_dot default value is off and can't be changed in runtime)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=580441#c3

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