CVE-2006-0151

Exp

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.

Published: 2006-01-09 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-0151 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-0151

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-0151

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 2025-03-30 0.67% 0.06% -0.61%
2 2025-03-29 0.06% 0.67% +0.61%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.06% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-0151

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-2006-0151

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-0151

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2006-0151 medium 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-2006-0151
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-0151
ubuntu medium CVE-2006-0151 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-2006-0151

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2006-0151

  • Red Hat (2008-01-24T00:00:00)

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

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-0151

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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 1.6.7_p5 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.7_p5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.8_p2 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.8_p5 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.8_p7 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.8_p8 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.8_p9 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
todd_miller sudo 1.6.8_p12 cpe:2.3:a:todd_miller:sudo:1.6.8_p12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*
ubuntu ubuntu_linux 5.04 cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:5.04:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*
ubuntu ubuntu_linux 5.04 cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:5.04:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
ubuntu ubuntu_linux 5.04 cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:5.04:*:powerpc:*:*:*:*:*
ubuntu ubuntu_linux 5.10 cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*
ubuntu ubuntu_linux 5.10 cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
ubuntu ubuntu_linux 5.10 cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:powerpc:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-0151

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