{"id":"CVE-2009-0034","details":"parse.c in sudo 1.6.9p17 through 1.6.9p19 does not properly interpret a system group (aka %group) in the sudoers file during authorization decisions for a user who belongs to that group, which allows local users to leverage an applicable sudoers file and gain root privileges via a sudo command.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:40:33.125821Z","published":"2009-01-30T19:30:00Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/33753"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/33840"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/33885"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/35766"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.gratisoft.us/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=327"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:033"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500546/100/0/threaded"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504849/100/0/threaded"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33517"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021688"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0009.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://www.gratisoft.us/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=327"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1865"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=468923"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000060.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://osvdb.org/51736"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0021"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0267.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500546/100/0/threaded"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504849/100/0/threaded"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33517"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021688"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.sudo.ws/cgi-bin/cvsweb/sudo/parse.c.diff?r1=1.160.2.21&r2=1.160.2.22&f=h"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2954"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10856"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6462"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}