CVE-2006-0151
N/A
Published: January 9, 2006 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:19 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsUbuntu LinuxSudo
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
Description
sudo 1.6.8 and other versions does not clear the PYTHONINSPECT environment variable, which allows limited local users to gain privileges via a Python script, a variant of CVE-2005-4158.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (14)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/18358Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/18363Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWARE
Source: [email protected]
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.421822Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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