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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-02-20T05:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:00:37.188Z

Reserved: 2005-02-21T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2004-1689

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-09-16T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2024-11-20T23:51:30.397

Link: CVE-2004-1689

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