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Re: sudo and UNIXes



On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 10:19:43AM -0600, Joe Pfeiffer wrote:
> Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> writes:
> >> You also have to add to the picture such a vulnerability, and I haven't
> >> noticed any.
> >
> > If we're speaking of public vulnerabilities:
> >
> > CVE-2010-0427.
> 
> Does not permit users outside of those in the sudoers file (or with the
> root password) to escalate privileges.

Lessens attack surface, but doesn't void the existence of vulnerability.

> 
> > CVE-2013-1775 (allows bypass sudoders modification to retain root
> > privileges).
> 
> Again -- isn't "basically equivalent to giving everyone uid=0."  Permits
> someone who *has* sudo access to avoid retyping a password.

Not only that. Permits someone who already has sudo access to continue
having such access indefinitely, ignoring being excluded from sudoers
altogether.

Reco


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