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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.56264
Category:FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Title:FreeBSD Ports: sudo
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to the system; as announced in the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to the system
as announced in the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The following package is affected: sudo

CVE-2005-2959
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in sudo 1.6.8 and earlier allows
local users to gain privileges via the (1) SHELLOPTS and (2) PS4
environment variables before executing a bash script on behalf of
another user, which are not cleared even though other variables are.

Solution:
Update your system with the appropriate patches or
software upgrades.

CVSS Score:
4.6

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-2959
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
BugTraq ID: 15191
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15191
Cert/CC Advisory: TA07-072A
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html
Debian Security Information: DSA-870 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-870
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:201
http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2006.002-sudo.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/17318
http://secunia.com/advisories/17322
http://secunia.com/advisories/17345
http://secunia.com/advisories/17390
http://secunia.com/advisories/17666
http://secunia.com/advisories/18549
http://secunia.com/advisories/24479
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2005:025 (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9643
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2006:002 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_02_sr.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/213-1/
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930
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