Servers and applications
CVE-2014-9680
sudo before 1.8.12 does not ensure that the TZ environment variable is associated with a zoneinfo file, which allows local users to open arbitrary files for read access (but not view file contents) by running a program within an sudo session, as demonstrated by interfering with terminal output, discarding kernel-log messages, or repositioning tape drives.
- Severity
- Low 3.3
- Published
- 24 Apr 2017
- Last changed
- 17 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 1 Nov 2026
- Exploit chance
- 0.5% in the next 30 daysHigher than 41% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
- Weakness
- Information exposure (CWE-200)
- Attack
- Needs local access · Needs a user account · No user action needed
- Attacker can
- Read some data
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N- Sources
- NVD
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
sudoServers and applications · cpe:a:sudo_project:sudo |
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