CVE-2001-1240 (GCVE-0-2001-1240)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2002-06-25 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 04:51
VLAI
Summary
The default configuration of sudo in Engarde Secure Linux 1.0.1 allows any user in the admin group to run certain commands that could be leveraged to gain full root access.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_adv… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_ENGARDE
Date Public
2001-07-11 00:00
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