VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2009-0034

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.41%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-01-30
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

parse.c in sudo 1.6.9p17 through 1.6.9p19 does not properly interpret a system group (aka %group) in the sudoers file during authorization decisions for a user who belongs to that group, which allows local users to leverage an applicable sudoers file and gain root privileges via a sudo command.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

Primary references