CVE-2004-1051

sudo before 1.6.8p2 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by using "()" style environment variables to create functions that have the same name as any program within the bash script that is called without using the program's full pathname.

Published: 2005-03-01 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-1051 is rated Moderate Risk (46.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.27%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-1051

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-10-13 0.06% 0.27% +0.21%
2 2023-03-07 1.28% 0.06% -1.22%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.28% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-1051

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-1051

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-1051

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2004-1051 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (sudo), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-1051
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-1051
ubuntu medium CVE-2004-1051 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (sudo), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2004-1051

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2004-1051

  • Red Hat (2006-08-30T00:00:00)

    We do not consider this to be a security issue: http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=139478#c1

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-1051

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mandrakesoft mandrake_multi_network_firewall 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:mandrakesoft:mandrake_multi_network_firewall:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.5.7 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.5.8 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.5.9 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.3_p1 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.3_p2 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.3_p3 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.3_p4 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.3_p5 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.3_p6 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.3_p7 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.3_p7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.4_p1 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.4_p2 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.4_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.5_p1 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.5_p2 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.5_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.6 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.7 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.8 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.8_p1 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:arm:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:hppa:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:ia-32:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:ia-64:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:m68k:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:mips:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:mipsel:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:s-390:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 9.2 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 9.2 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.1 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.1 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux_corporate_server 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux_corporate_server 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:2.1:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
trustix secure_linux 1.5 cpe:2.3:o:trustix:secure_linux:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trustix secure_linux 2.0 cpe:2.3:o:trustix:secure_linux:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trustix secure_linux 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:trustix:secure_linux:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trustix secure_linux 2.2 cpe:2.3:o:trustix:secure_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ubuntu ubuntu_linux 4.1 cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:4.1:*:ia64:*:*:*:*:*
ubuntu ubuntu_linux 4.1 cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:4.1:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-1051

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