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MDKSA-2004:133: sudo

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the sudo package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory MDKSA-2004:133 (sudo).

Liam Helmer discovered a flow in sudo's environment sanitizing. This flaw could
permit a malicious users with permission to run a shell script that uses the
bash shell to run arbitrary commands.

The problem is fixed in sudo 1.6.8p2
the provided packages have been patched
to correct the issue.

Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:133
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security

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