CVE-2006-0151

Published: 9 January 2006

sudo 1.6.8 and other versions does not clear the PYTHONINSPECT environment variable, which allows limited local users to gain privileges via a Python script, a variant of CVE-2005-4158.

Priority

Status

Package	Release	Status
sudo Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Released (1.6.8p12-1ubuntu6)
	edgy	Released (1.6.8p12-1ubuntu6)
	feisty	Released (1.6.8p12-1ubuntu6)
	upstream	Needs triage

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-0151
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

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