Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 17, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-5602
CVE-2015-5602
Description
sudoedit in Sudo before 1.8.15 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file whose full path is defined using multiple wildcards in /etc/sudoers, as demonstrated by "/home/*/*/file.txt."
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Affected products
3<1.8.15+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: <1.8.15
- cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.8.14
- (no CPE)range: <1.8.15
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- bugzilla.sudo.ws/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue Tracking
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37710/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171024.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171054.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.sudo.ws/stable.htmlnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-13nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3440nvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlnvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034392nvd
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