CVE-2014-9680
sudo - security update
3.3
LOW
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.38%
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.
How to fix CVE-2014-9680
To remediate CVE-2014-9680, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.8.12-1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.8.5p2-1+nmu2 or later
Is CVE-2014-9680 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.8.12-1
- from 0, < 1.8.5p2-1+nmu2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | LOW3.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |