{
  "modified": "2025-08-09T19:01:28Z",
  "published": "2009-01-30T19:30:00Z",
  "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.",
  "severity": [
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
    }
  ],
  "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\u0026r2=1.160.2.22\u0026f=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"
    }
  ]
}