CVE-2004-1689
EPSS 0.17%
Description
sudoedit (aka sudo -e) in sudo 1.6.8 opens a temporary file with root privileges, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the temporary file before quitting sudoedit.
How to fix CVE-2004-1689
To remediate CVE-2004-1689, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/sudo—upgrade to 1.6.8p3-1 or later
Is CVE-2004-1689 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.6.8p3-1