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CVE-2004-1689LOWCVSS 2.1

CVE-2004-1689

Published Sep 15, 2004·Updated Jun 16, 2026

NVD Description

sudoedit (aka sudo -e) in sudo 1.6.8 opens a temporary file with root privileges, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the temporary file before quitting sudoedit.

CVSS Vector

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

References

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