CVE-2014-9680: sudo_project sudo
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2014-9680 is a low (CVSS 3.3) vulnerability in sudo_project sudo. EPSS estimates a 0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 2Timeline
- 24-04-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
sudo before 1.8.12 does not ensure that the TZ environment variable is associated with a zoneinfo file, which allows local users to open arbitrary files for read access (but not view file contents) by running a program within an sudo session, as demonstrated by interfering with terminal output, discarding kernel-log messages, or repositioning tape drives.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated3.3LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated3.3LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.47%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
40%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.47% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (openwall.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat3 products
- sudo< 0:1.8.6p7-16.el7 | < 0:1.8.6p3-19.el6
- sudo-debuginfo< 0:1.8.6p7-16.el7 | < 0:1.8.6p3-19.el6
- sudo-devel< 0:1.8.6p7-16.el7 | < 0:1.8.6p3-19.el6
Debian1 product
- sudo< 1.8.12-1 | < 1.8.5p2-1+nmu2
Mageia1 product
- sudo< 1.8.12-1.mga4
Sudo_project1 product
- sudo≤ 1.8.11
Ubuntu1 product
- sudo< 1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1.1
5 vendors · 7 products
References
33 links- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/15/24Mailing ListX Refsource MLISTExploitThird Party Advisory
