# CVE-2010-1646: The secure path feature in env.c in sudo 1.3.1 through 1.6.9p22 and 1.7.0 through 1.7.2p6 does not properly handle an environment that conta

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-06-07 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The secure path feature in env.c in sudo 1.3.1 through 1.6.9p22 and 1.7.0 through 1.7.2p6 does not properly handle an environment that contains multiple PATH variables, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted value of the last PATH variable.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.osvdb.org/65083
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/043012.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
- http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/secure_path.html
- http://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/3057fde43cf0
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10580
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:118
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40188
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40002
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40215
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514489/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024101
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40538
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/043026.html
- http://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/a09c6812eaec
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2062
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/042838.html
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201009-03.xml
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1478
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0475.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7338
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40508

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