{
  "modified": "2025-08-09T19:01:28Z",
  "published": "2010-09-10T19:00:02Z",
  "id": "CVE-2010-2956",
  "details": "Sudo 1.7.0 through 1.7.4p3, when a Runas group is configured, does not properly handle use of the -u option in conjunction with the -g option, which allows local users to gain privileges via a command line containing a \"-u root\" sequence.",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/40508"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/41316"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/42787"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201009-03.xml"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:175"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/runas_group.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-983-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0001.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2312"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2318"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2320"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2358"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0025"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=628628"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/047516.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0075"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0675.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514489/100/0/threaded"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515545/100/0/threaded"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43019"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024392"
    }
  ]
}