Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 16, 2004· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2004-1689
CVE-2004-1689
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.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: =1.6.8
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- packetstormsecurity.nl/0409-exploits/sudoedit.txtnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/12596nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-219.shtmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/424358nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.osvdb.org/10023nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/sudoedit.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/11204nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- marc.infonvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17424nvd
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