#VU23783 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Sudo - CVE-2019-19232 

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#VU23783 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Sudo - CVE-2019-19232

Published: December 20, 2019 / Updated: January 30, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU23783
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19232
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Sudo
Software vendor:
Sudo

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to impersonate nonexistent users.

The vulnerability exists in sudo due to incorrect processing of numeric uids that are not associated with any existing user account. A local user with access to a Runas ALL sudoer accountcan impersonate a a nonexistent user.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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